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thwart

thwart [ thwawrt ]

verb (past and past participle thwart·ed, present participle thwart·ing, 3rd person present singular thwarts)

Definition:

1. transitive verb frustrate something: to prevent somebody or somebody's plan from being successful

2. transitive and intransitive verb place or be placed across: to place one thing across another, or be placed across something ( archaic )

adjective

Definition:

extending across: situated or extending across something

noun (plural thwarts)

Definition:

crosswise seat in boat: a crosswise seat or transverse member on a rowboat, canoe, or similar small boat

preposition,

adverb

Definition:

( archaic )
Same as athwart

[13th century. < Old Norse þvert]

thwart·ed·ly [ thwáwrtədlee ] adverb

thwart·er noun

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