thwart

1. a. Situated or placed across something else; transverse; oblique. Source: opted

2. a. Fig.: Perverse; crossgrained. Source: opted

3. a. Thwartly; obliquely; transversely; athwart. Source: opted

4. prep. Across; athwart. Source: opted

5. n. A seat in an open boat reaching from one side to the other, or athwart the boat. Source: opted

6. v. t. To move across or counter to; to cross; as, an arrow thwarts the air. Source: opted

7. v. t. To cross, as a purpose; to oppose; to run counter to; to contravene; hence, to frustrate or defeat. Source: opted

8. v. i. To move or go in an oblique or crosswise manner. Source: opted

9. v. i. Hence, to be in opposition; to clash. Source: opted

10. n. a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat Source: wordnet

11. v. hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of Source: wordnet

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