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thwart
(thwôrt)tr.v. thwart·ed, thwart·ing, thwarts
1. To prevent the occurrence, realization, or attainment of: They thwarted her plans.
2. To oppose and defeat the efforts, plans, or ambitions of (someone).
n.
1. A seat across a boat on which a rower may sit.
2. A transverse strut in a canoe or other small boat.
adj.
1. Extending, lying, or passing across; transverse.
2. Eager to oppose, especially wrongly; perverse.
adv. & prep. Archaic
Athwart; across.
[Middle English thwerten, from thwert, across, from Old Norse thvert, neuter of thverr, transverse; see terkw- in Indo-European roots.]
thwart′er n.
thwart′ly adv.
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thwart
(θwɔːt)vb
1. to oppose successfully or prevent; frustrate: they thwarted the plan.
2. obsolete to be or move across
n
(Nautical Terms) nautical a seat lying across a boat and occupied by an oarsman
adj
3. passing or being situated across
4. archaic perverse or stubborn
prep, adv
obsolete across
[C13: from Old Norse thvert, from thverr transverse; related to Old English thweorh crooked, Old High German twerh transverse]
ˈthwartedly adv
ˈthwarter n
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thwart1
(θwɔrt)v.t.
1. to oppose successfully; prevent from accomplishing a purpose.
2. to frustrate or baffle (a plan, purpose, etc.).
3. Archaic.
adj. a. to cross.
b. to pass or extend across.
4. set crosswise or across; transverse.
prep., adv. 5. athwart.
[1200–50; Middle English thwert (adv.) < Old Norse thvert across, neuter of thverr transverse, c. Old English thweorh crooked, cross, Gothic thwairhs angry]
thwart′er, n.
thwart2
(θwɔrt)n.
a seat across a boat, esp. one used by a rower.
[1730–40]
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thwart
Past participle: thwarted
Gerund: thwarting
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| Noun | 1. |  thwart - a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboatcrosspiece - a transverse brace |
| Verb | 1. |  thwart - hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"disappoint, let down - fail to meet the hopes or expectations of; "Her boyfriend let her down when he did not propose marriage" foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent, forbid - keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project" dash - destroy or break; "dashed ambitions and hopes" short-circuit - hamper the progress of; impede; "short-circuit warm feelings" ruin - destroy or cause to fail; "This behavior will ruin your chances of winning the election" |
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thwart
verb frustrate, stop, foil, check, defeat, prevent, oppose, snooker, baffle, hinder, obstruct, impede, balk, outwit, stymie, cook someone's goose (informal), put a spoke in someone's wheel (informal) They were doing all they could to thwart the terrorists.
help, support, aid, encourage, assist, facilitate, hasten
help, support, aid, encourage, assist, facilitate, hasten
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thwart
verbadjective
Situated or lying across:
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Translations
يُحْبِط، يُعيق، يُفْشِليَمْنَع، يُعارِض
odporovatpřekazit
forhindremodarbejde
megakadályoz
hindrakoma í veg fyrir, ónÿta
kliudyti
aizkavētizjauktkavēttraucēt
prekaziť
engel olmakengellemekönlemek
thwart
1 [θwɔːt] VT [+ plan] → frustrar, desbaratar; [+ attempt, efforts] → frustrarto be thwarted at every turn → verse frustrado en todo
there's no knowing what she'll do if she's thwarted → quién sabe qué hará si alguien se interpone en su camino
he was trying to commit suicide but had been thwarted → intentaba suicidarse pero alguien interrumpió su propósito
their takeover bid was thwarted → su intento de adquirir la compañía fue frustrada
thwart
2 [θwɔːt] N (Naut) → bancada fCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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thwart
1vt → vereiteln; plan also → durchkreuzen; robbery, attack also → verhindern; he was thwarted → ihm wurde ein Strich durch die Rechnung gemacht; to thwart somebody in something → jdm etw vereiteln; to thwart the will of the people → gegen den Willen des Volkes handeln; to be thwarted at every turn → überall auf Hindernisse stoßen; thwarted! → wieder nichts!
thwart
2n (Naut) → Ruderbank f, → Ducht f
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thwart
(θwoːt) verb1. to stop or hinder (someone) from doing something. He doesn't like to be thwarted.
2. to prevent (something being done by someone). All his attempts to become rich were thwarted.
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