What does Thwart mean?
Definitions for Thwart
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Princeton's WordNet
thwart, cross thwartverb
a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat
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"
Wiktionary
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.
thwartnoun
A seat across a boat on which a rower may sit.
The fisherman sat on the aft thwart to row.
thwartverb
to prevent; to halt; to cause to fail; to foil; to frustrate
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Thwartadjective
Etymology: ðwyr , Saxon; dwars, Dutch.
This else to several spheres thou must ascribe,
Mov’d contrary with thwart obliquities. John Milton.To Thwartverb
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.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.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.
Wikipedia
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.
ChatGPT
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 Dictionary
Thwartadjective
situated or placed across something else; transverse; oblique
Thwartadjective
fig.: Perverse; crossgrained
Thwartadjective
thwartly; obliquely; transversely; athwart
Thwart
across; athwart
Thwartnoun
a seat in an open boat reaching from one side to the other, or athwart the boat
Thwartverb
to move across or counter to; to cross; as, an arrow thwarts the air
Thwartverb
to cross, as a purpose; to oppose; to run counter to; to contravene; hence, to frustrate or defeat
Thwartverb
to move or go in an oblique or crosswise manner
Thwartverb
hence, to be in opposition; to clash
Wikidata
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 Dictionary
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.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Thwart in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Thwart in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of Thwart in a Sentence
Medical Center CEO Jennifer Cruikshank:
Riverside University Health System– Medical Center has multiple layers of security to protect the safety and well-being of patients and staff, and we’re thankful those systems and our vigilant staff were able to thwart this suspect.
We fear that President Obama has now set a dangerous precedent where political considerations can now thwart or delay every single infrastructure project moving forward.
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.
The world doesn't always see your successes -- the threats you prevent, or the terrorist attacks you thwart, or the lives that you save, it can be frustrating sometimes, but that's part of the function of our democracy. But I know what you do.
The task is not easy, the people holding these assets have been slowing us down. They have been using all sorts of delaying tactics to thwart our efforts.
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- إحباطArabic
- desbaratar, frustrarCatalan, Valencian
- zkřížit, zmařitCzech
- konterkarieren, entgegenwirken, vereiteln, durchkreuzenGerman
- ματαιώνωGreek
- bancada, contrariar, frustrarSpanish
- pysäyttää, halkaista, poikittainen, taltuttaa, poikittain, tehdä tyhjäksiFinnish
- contrarier, banc, contrecarrerFrench
- tobhtaScottish Gaelic
- आड़ाHindi
- meghiúsítHungarian
- sventareItalian
- 阻むJapanese
- 방해Korean
- whakahōtaetae, taumanu, kīato, keretūMāori
- dwarsbomenDutch
- banco, contrariar, frustrarPortuguese
- банка, воспрепятствовать, расстроить, расстраивать, препятствоватьRussian
- hindraSwedish
- ขัดขวางThai
- 阻挠Chinese
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