1. To slow or inhibit forward movement or progress to the point of stagnation and ultimately, death.
2. The act of drawing someone's attention away from something, or to deflect.
3. The polar opposite of helpful.
A shlinkenminkle is a bra with the main feature being an ice cream cone to cover each nipple. It can be stuck on or strung together in any way but will always retain the same cone principle.