thwart
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Etymology
From Old Norse þvert[1], cognates include Danish tvær, Gothic 𐌸𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍃 (þwaírs, “angry”), German quer.
[edit] Verb
thwart (third-person singular simple present thwarts, present participle thwarting, simple past and past participle thwarted)
- (transitive) to prevent; to halt; to cause to fail; to foil; to frustrate
- The police thwarted the would-be assassin.
- Our plans for a picnic were thwarted by the thunderstorm.
- 2011 December 10, David Ornstein, “Arsenal 1 - 0 Everton”, BBC Sport:
- Everton were now firmly on the back foot and it required some sharp work from Johnny Heitinga and Phil Jagielka to thwart Walcott and Thomas Vermaelen.
[edit] Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:hinder
- frustrate, spoil, impede
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Translations
to prevent; to halt; to cause failure
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[edit] Noun
thwart (plural thwarts)
- (nautical) A brace, perpendicular to the keel, that helps maintain the beam (breadth) of a marine vessel against external water pressure and that may serve to support the rail.
- A well made doughout canoe rarely needs a thwart.
- (nautical) A seat across a boat on which a rower may sit.
- The fisherman sat on the aft thwart to row.
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[edit] Translations
A seat attached to both sides of a boat