Associations to the word «Thwart»

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.

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".