thwart - Definition and Meaning

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(verb)

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prevent (someone) from accomplishing something

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he never did anything to thwart his father

he was thwarted in his desire to punish Uncle Fred

(noun)

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a structural crosspiece forming a seat for a rower in a boat

(adposition)

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from one side to another side of (an area); across

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a pink-tinged cloud spread thwart the shore

(adverb)

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from one side to another side of an area