Definition of Thwart
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(a.) Situated or placed across something else; transverse; oblique.
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(a.) Fig.: Perverse; crossgrained.
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(a.) Thwartly; obliquely; transversely; athwart.
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(prep.) Across; athwart.
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(n.) A seat in an open boat reaching from one side to the other, or athwart the boat.
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(v. t.) To move across or counter to; to cross; as, an arrow thwarts the air.
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(v. t.) To cross, as a purpose; to oppose; to run counter to; to contravene; hence, to frustrate or defeat.
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(v. i.) To move or go in an oblique or crosswise manner.
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(v. i.) Hence, to be in opposition; to clash.
Antonyms of Thwart
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Homophones of Thwart
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