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Thwart

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Meaning

Adj

●
Placed or
across
;
,
, transverse.
●
Of people: having a
to
;
,
, stubborn.
●
Of
or things:
,
, unlucky.

Adv

●
Across the
of
or
of;
,
,
, transversely.

Prep

●
Across, athwart.

Verb

●
To cause to
; to
, to prevent.
●
To place (something) across (another
); to
crosswise.
●
To
or
by
(something)
; to
, to
, to oppose.
●
To
(something) across or
to; to cross.

Noun

●
In Nautical:
A
across a
on which a
may sit.
●
In Nautical:
A
,
to the
, that helps
the
(“breadth”) of a
against
water
may
to support the rail.
●
An
of
; something which
; a
, an obstacle.
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Origin

thwart
English
arrow
þvert
Old Norse
Sourced from
Etym

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