(v) hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of, Syn. hinder, block, blockade, stymy, embarrass, stymie, Example:His brother blocked him at every turn
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
{ n. Also }. [ Orig. uncertain. ] (Golf) The position of two balls on the putting green such that, being more than six inches apart, one ball lies directly between the other and the hole at which the latter must be played; also, the act of bringing the balls into this position. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]