Definition of thwart

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Thwart (a.) Fig.: Perverse; crossgrained.

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Transverse :: Transverse (n.) Anything that is transverse or athwart.
Double-banked :: Double-banked (a.) Applied to a kind of rowing in which the rowers sit side by side in twos, a pair of oars being worked from each bank or thwart..
Overthwart :: Overthwart (prep.) Across; from alde to side of.
Athwart :: Athwart (adv.) Across, especially in an oblique direction; sidewise; obliquely..
Spite :: Spite (n.) Ill-will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the disposition to irritate, annoy, or thwart; petty malice; grudge; rancor; despite..
Thwartingly :: Thwartingly (adv.) In a thwarting or obstructing manner; so as to thwart.
Travers :: Travers (a.) Across; athwart.
Aslant :: Aslant (prep.) In a slanting direction over; athwart.
Thwartness :: Thwartness (n.) The quality or state of being thwart; obliquity; perverseness.
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..
Athwart :: Athwart (adv.) Across the course; so as to thwart; perversely.
Double-bank :: Double-bank (v. t.) To row by rowers sitting side by side in twos on a bank or thwart.
Aboard :: Aboard (prep.) Across; athwart.
Crossing :: Crossing (v. t.) Contradiction; thwarting; obstruction.
Overthwartness :: Overthwartness (n.) The state of being overthwart; perverseness.
Manger :: Manger (n.) The fore part of the deck, having a bulkhead athwart ships high enough to prevent water which enters the hawse holes from running over it..
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..
Thwart :: Thwart (n.) A seat in an open boat reaching from one side to the other, or athwart the boat..
Thwarter :: Thwarter (n.) A disease in sheep, indicated by shaking, trembling, or convulsive motions..
Thwart :: Thwart (v. i.) To move or go in an oblique or crosswise manner.
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