THWART
\θwˈɔːt], \θwˈɔːt], \θ_w_ˈɔː_t]\
Definitions of THWART
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Situated or placed across something else; transverse; oblique.
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Fig.: Perverse; crossgrained.
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Thwartly; obliquely; transversely; athwart.
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A seat in an open boat reaching from one side to the other, or athwart the boat.
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To cross, as a purpose; to oppose; to run counter to; to contravene; hence, to frustrate or defeat.
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To move or go in an oblique or crosswise manner.
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Hence, to be in opposition; to clash.
By Oddity Software
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Situated or placed across something else; transverse; oblique.
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Fig.: Perverse; crossgrained.
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Thwartly; obliquely; transversely; athwart.
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A seat in an open boat reaching from one side to the other, or athwart the boat.
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To cross, as a purpose; to oppose; to run counter to; to contravene; hence, to frustrate or defeat.
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To move or go in an oblique or crosswise manner.
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Hence, to be in opposition; to clash.
By Noah Webster.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman