Definitions for thwart
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. thwart, cross thwartverb

   a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat

2. thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilkverb

   hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

   "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. thwartnoun

   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.

   A well made doughout canoe rarely needs a thwart.

2. thwartnoun

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

   The fisherman sat on the aft thwart to row.

3. thwartverb

   to prevent; to halt; to cause to fail; to foil; to frustrate

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Thwartadjective

   Etymology: ðwyr , Saxon; dwars, Dutch.

   1. Transverse; cross to something else.

   This else to several spheres thou must ascribe,
   Mov’d contrary with thwart obliquities. John Milton.

   2. Perverse; inconvenient; mischievous.

2. To Thwartverb

   1. To cross; to lie or come cross any thing.

   Swift as a shooting star
   In Autumn thwarts the night. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. iv.

   Yon stream of light, a thousand ways
   Upward and downward thwarting and convolv’d. James Thomson.

   2. To cross; to oppose; to traverse; to contravene.

   Some sixteen months and longer might have staid,
   If crooked fortune had not thwarted me. William Shakespeare.

   Lesser had been
   The thwartings of your dispositions, if
   You had not shew’d how you were dispos’d
   Ere they lack’d power to cross you. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

   The understanding and will never disagreed; for the proposals of the one never thwarted the inclinations of the other. Robert South, Sermons.

   The rays both good and bad, of equal pow’r,
   Each thwarting other made a mingled hour. Dryden.

   In vain did I the godlike youth deplore,
   The more I begg’d, they thwarted me the more. Addison.

   Neptune aton’d, his wrath shall now refrain,
   Or thwart the synod of the gods in vain. Alexander Pope, Odyssey.

3. To Thwartverb

   To be opposite.

   It is easy to be imagined what reception any proposition shall find, that shall at all thwart with these internal oracles. John Locke.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Thwart

   A thwart is a part of an undecked boat that provides seats for the crew and structural rigidity for the hull. A thwart goes from one side of the hull to the other. There might be just one thwart in a small boat, or many in a larger boat, especially if several oarsmen need to be accommodated.

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1. thwart

   To thwart is to prevent someone or something from accomplishing a goal or purpose, typically through active opposition or by creating obstacles or difficulties.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Thwartadjective

   situated or placed across something else; transverse; oblique

2. Thwartadjective

   fig.: Perverse; crossgrained

3. Thwartadjective

   thwartly; obliquely; transversely; athwart

4. Thwart

   across; athwart

5. Thwartnoun

   a seat in an open boat reaching from one side to the other, or athwart the boat

6. Thwartverb

   to move across or counter to; to cross; as, an arrow thwarts the air

7. Thwartverb

   to cross, as a purpose; to oppose; to run counter to; to contravene; hence, to frustrate or defeat

8. Thwartverb

   to move or go in an oblique or crosswise manner

9. Thwartverb

   hence, to be in opposition; to clash

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Thwart

   A thwart is a strut placed crosswise in a ship or boat, to brace it crosswise. In rowboats it can also serve as a seat for a rower. Some inflatable boats have a thwart which can be folded and removed so the boat can be deflated and rolled up for transport or storage.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Thwart

   thwawrt, adj. cross: being crosswise.—v.t. to cross: to oppose; to defeat.—n. the bench for rowers placed athwart the boat.—advs. Thwart; Thwar′tedly.—n. Thwar′ter.—adj. Thwar′ting, perverse.—advs. Thwar′tingly, perversely; Thwart′ly; Thwart′ships, across the ship. [Ice. thvert, neut. of thverr; perverse; cog. with A.S. thweorh, Ger. zwerch.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of thwart in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of thwart in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of thwart in a Sentence

1. The Islamic militants:

   When the day comes, you cannot run away from death, whether under a tree, in bed, anywhere. no amount of precaution or safety measures will be able to guarantee your safety, thwart another attack or prevent another bloodbath.

2. Manveer Singh:

   In the past, when Indian agricultural workers have protested for fair prices and working conditions, Union Seminary has responded with violent crackdowns that include documented torture, human rights abuses, and extrajudicial killings, it is critical that, in this moment of peaceful protest, we keep our eyes trained on India's response, and ensure that they do not again resort to repressive tactics as a way to thwart free speech and protest.

3. Kevin Seifert:

   Democrats are ending this session of Congress as they started it — by advancing partisan priorities and ignoring any issue inconvenient to their political narrative, they want to gaslight Americans into believing there is no crisis on the Southern border. They want to deny the reality of a looming debt crisis, mind-trick people into believing our supply chain issues are fixed, and preemptively thwart any attempt at legitimate Congressional oversight. Rather than find areas of bipartisan consensus, Democrats are instead prioritizing President Biden’s re-election prospects. This isn’t surprising, but it is disappointing.

4. Kiersten Todt:

   It's actually a source of empowerment, if you recognize that it's in your power to have strong authentication, so you have it in your power to prevent and thwart most types of common malicious attacks.

5. Jason Brodsky:

   The tempo and tenor of the recent explosions in Iran have been unusual. There is evidence of a concerted campaign underway to thwart Irans nuclear program, the more Iran advances its nuclear program in violation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the greater the likelihood for additional strikes.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=thwart
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Thwart
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=thwart
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thwart
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thwart
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=thwart
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=thwart