Definition of thwart

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Thwart (n.) A seat in an open boat reaching from one side to the other, or athwart the boat..

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Thwarter :: Thwarter (n.) A disease in sheep, indicated by shaking, trembling, or convulsive motions..
Bilk :: Bilk (n.) A thwarting an adversary in cribbage by spoiling his score; a balk.
Thwart :: Thwart (v. t.) To cross, as a purpose; to oppose; to run counter to; to contravene; hence, to frustrate or defeat..
Overthwart :: Overthwart (a.) Having a transverse position; placed or situated across; hence, opposite..
Thwart :: Thwart (v. i.) Hence, to be in opposition; to clash..
Athwart :: Athwart (adv.) Across the course; so as to thwart; perversely.
Thwart :: Thwart (n.) A seat in an open boat reaching from one side to the other, or athwart the boat..
Thwart :: Thwart (prep.) Across; athwart.
Traverse :: Traverse (adv.) Athwart; across; crosswise.
Travers :: Travers (a.) Across; athwart.
Ledge :: Ledge (n.) A piece of timber to support the deck, placed athwartship between beams..
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..
Aslant :: Aslant (prep.) In a slanting direction over; athwart.
Traverse :: Traverse (a.) Something that thwarts, crosses, or obstructs; a cross accident; as, he would have succeeded, had it not been for unlucky traverses not under his control..
Thwarted :: Thwarted (imp. & p. p.) of Thwar.
Transverse :: Transverse (a.) Lying or being across, or in a crosswise direction; athwart; -- often opposed to longitudinal..
Aboard :: Aboard (prep.) Across; athwart.
Overthwart :: Overthwart (n.) That which is overthwart; an adverse circumstance; opposition.
Prevention :: Prevention (n.) The act of preventing or hindering; obstruction of action, access, or approach; thwarting..
Overthwart :: Overthwart (prep.) Across; from alde to side of.
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