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Word: Thwart
Speech Type: Verb
Middle English thwerte, from the adjective thwert ‘perverse, obstinate, adverse’, from Old Norse thvert, neuter of thverr ‘transverse’, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin torquere ‘to twist’
θwɔːt
prevent (someone) from accomplishing something
Short Definition:prevent someone from accomplishing something
Examples:- he never did anything to thwart his father
- he was thwarted in his desire to punish Uncle Fred
Word: Thwart
Speech Type: Noun
θwɔːt
a structural crosspiece forming a seat for a rower in a boat.
Short Definition:structural crosspiece forming seat for rower in boat
Word: Thwart
Speech Type: Preposition
θwɔːt
from one side to another side of (an area); across
Short Definition:from one side to another side of
Examples:- a pink-tinged cloud spread thwart the shore
Word: Thwart
Speech Type: Adverb
θwɔːt
from one side to another side of an area.
Short Definition:from one side to another side of area
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