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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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thwart·ed·ly [ thwáwrtədlee ] adverbthwart·er noun
