Definition of thwart

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Thwart (a.) Situated or placed across something else; transverse; oblique.

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Thwart :: Thwart (a.) Thwartly; obliquely; transversely; athwart.
Rub :: Rub (v. t.) To hinder; to cross; to thwart.
Baffle :: Baffle (v. t.) To check by perplexing; to disconcert, frustrate, or defeat; to thwart..
Across :: Across (adv.) Obliquely; athwart; amiss; awry.
Bilk :: Bilk (n.) A thwarting an adversary in cribbage by spoiling his score; a balk.
Portate :: Portate (a.) Borne not erect, but diagonally athwart an escutcheon; as, a cross portate..
Transverse :: Transverse (a.) Lying or being across, or in a crosswise direction; athwart; -- often opposed to longitudinal..
Thwart :: Thwart (a.) Situated or placed across something else; transverse; oblique.
Checkmate :: Checkmate (v. t.) To defeat completely; to terminate; to thwart.
Cross :: Cross (prep.) Athwart; across.
Traverse :: Traverse (adv.) Athwart; across; crosswise.
Thwartingly :: Thwartingly (adv.) In a thwarting or obstructing manner; so as to thwart.
Thaught :: Thaught (n.) See Thwart.
Crossing :: Crossing (v. t.) Contradiction; thwarting; obstruction.
Across :: Across (n.) From side to side; athwart; crosswise, or in a direction opposed to the length; quite over; as, a bridge laid across a river..
Spite :: Spite (v. t.) To treat maliciously; to try to injure or thwart.
Hostile :: Hostile (a.) Belonging or appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence, or a desire to thwart and injure; occupied by an enemy or enemies; inimical; unfriendly; as, a hostile force; hostile intentions; a hostile country; hostile to a sudden change..
Traverse :: Traverse (a.) To cross by way of opposition; to thwart with obstacles; to obstruct; to bring to naught.
Overthwart :: Overthwart (n.) That which is overthwart; an adverse circumstance; opposition.
Overthwartly :: Overthwartly (adv.) In an overthwart manner; across; also, perversely..
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