Thwart

What do we mean by thwart?

To prevent the occurrence, realization, or attainment of. transitive verb

To oppose and defeat the efforts, plans, or ambitions of (someone). transitive verb

A seat across a boat on which a rower may sit. noun

Extending, lying, or passing across; transverse. adjective

Eager to oppose, especially wrongly; perverse. adjective

Athwart; across. adverb & preposition

See the extract. noun

A seat across a boat on which the oarsman sits. noun

Lying or extending across or crosswise; cross; transverse.

Antithetical.

Perverse; contrary; cross-grained.

From side to side; across; crosswise; transversely; athwart.

Across; athwart.

Opposite to; over against.

Opposition; defiance. noun

To pass over or across; cross.

To put crosswise, or one across another.

To put in the way; oppose.

To cross, as a purpose; contravene; frustrate; baffle.

Synonyms Foil, Baffle, etc. See frustrate.

A seat across a boat on which a rower may sit.

A brace, perpendicular to the keel, that helps maintain the beam of a marine vessel against external water pressure and that may serve to support the rail.

An act of thwarting; something which thwarts; a hindrance, an obstacle.

Words that are spelled similarly to thwart:
thwart, athwart, thart, th'art, tewart.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word thwart:
ambitions, thieves, plans, aggression, schemes, terrorist, assassination, takeover, domination, attempts, plot, steal, plots, evil, efforts, robbery, invasion, conspiracy, regain, destroy, attempt, villain, intentions, theft, alien, plan, hostile, capturing, coup, enemies, enemy, surveillance, destroying, quest, scheme, threats, attack, threat, marry, escape, gang, bomb, implementation, iranian, illegal.

Words that rhyme with thwart:
support, court, short, report, port, sport, resort, transport, purport, forte, exhort, tort, import, retort, sort, consort, comport, escort, cavort, distort, snort, airport, extort, wart, torte, fort, ort, abort, passport, ct, sell short, deport, mort, davenport, quart, athwart, carport, teleport, stuart, contort, bort, assort, seaport, swart, cort, agincourt, porte, skort, boart, norte, quarte, fall short, gort, dort, freeport, cut short, last resort, rockport, underreport, in short, kangaroo court, superior court, spaceport, shreveport, corte, passive transport, rapaport, southport, public transport, contempt of court, world court, bridgeport, misreport, harcourt, supreme court, free port, zwart, laporte, treaty port, news report, prince consort, foret, active transport, probate court, reexport, juvenile court, appellate court, queen consort, tennis court, allport, kort, high court, moot court, serial port, financial support, kennebunkport, field sport, run short, water sport, tourist court.

Adjectives that are often used to describe thwart:
forward, stern, middle, second, after, centre, same, foremost, rear, wet, next, main, front, aftermost, central, over, low, third, narrow, sternmost, wooden, perforated, hard, nearest, very, endmost, upper, contumacious, vacant, permanent, clear, substantive, slippery, seven, extra, temporary.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective thwart:
way, water, state.

Words that sound like thwart:
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