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thwart
(t/hw//O/rt )

adjective (a)

  • Situated or placed across something else; transverse; oblique.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    cross thwart
    source: wordnet30
  • A seat in an open boat reaching from one side to the other, or athwart the boat.(noun)
    source: webster1913

preposition (pre)

  • Across; athwart.(preposition)
    source: webster1913

adverb (r)

  • Thwartly; obliquely; transversely; athwart.(adverb)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of(verb.social)
    Synonym:
    baffle, bilk, cross, foil, frustrate, queer, scotch, spoil
    source: wordnet30
  • To move across or counter to; to cross; as, an arrow thwarts the air.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To move or go in an oblique or crosswise manner.(verb)
    source: webster1913

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