Associations to the word «Thwart»
Noun
- Attempt
- Plan
- Oar
- Scheme
- Effort
- Ambition
- Plot
- Takeover
- Attack
- Escape
- Mast
- Try
- Canoe
- Boat
- Invasion
- Assassination
- Bow
- Stern
- Robbery
- Intention
- Destiny
- Enemy
- Paddle
- Will
- Rower
- Gain
- Foil
- Malay
- Kill
- Destruction
- Gliding
- Opposition
- Sail
- Coup
- Brig
- Terrorist
- Bundle
- Rowing
- Satan
- Canvas
- Intrigue
- Deck
- Bottom
- Sabotage
- Conspiracy
- Domination
- Surveillance
- Piracy
- Whim
- Check
- Obstacle
- Sailor
- Knee
- Confederacy
- Terrorism
- Overthrow
- Turk
- Cia
- Seek
- Aspiration
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
THWART, verb. (transitive) To prevent; to halt; to cause to fail; to foil; to frustrate.
THWART, verb. (obsolete) To move across or counter to; to cross.
THWART, noun. (nautical) A brace, perpendicular to the keel, that helps maintain the beam (breadth) of a marine vessel against external water pressure and that may serve to support the rail.
THWART, noun. (nautical) A seat across a boat on which a rower may sit.
THWART, adjective. Situated or placed across something else; transverse; oblique.
THWART, adjective. (figurative) Perverse; crossgrained.
THWART, adverb. Obliquely; transversely; athwart.
Dictionary definition
THWART, noun. A crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat.
THWART, verb. Hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent".
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