| Thwart (thwart) |
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| a. | (?) |
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| Thwart |
| [OE. þwart,
þwert, a. and adv., Icel. þvert, neut. of
þverr athwart, transverse, across; akin to AS.
þweorh perverse, transverse, cross, D. dwars, OHG |
Situated or placed across something else;
transverse; oblique.
Fig.: Perverse; crossgrained.
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| Thwart (thwart) |
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| adv. | |
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| Thwart |
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Thwartly; obliquely; transversely;
athwart.
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| Thwart (thwart) |
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| prep. | |
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| Thwart |
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A seat in an
open boat reaching from one side to the other, or athwart the
boat.
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| Thwart (thwart) |
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| v. t. | |
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| Thwart |
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To move across or counter to] to cross; as, an
arrow thwarts the air.
To cross, as a purpose; to oppose; to run
counter to; to contravene; hence, to frustrate or defeat.
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| Thwart (thwart) |
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| v. i. | |
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| Thwart |
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To move
or go in an oblique or crosswise manner.
Hence, to be in opposition; to clash.
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