thwart

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[edit] Etymology

From Old Norse þvert[1], cognates include Danish tvær, Gothic 𐌸𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍃 (þwaírs), angry), German quer.

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Infinitive
to thwart

Third person singular
thwarts

Simple past
thwarted

Past participle
thwarted

Present participle
thwarting

to thwart (third-person singular simple present thwarts, present participle thwarting, simple past and past participle thwarted)

  1. (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.

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Singular
thwart

Plural
thwarts

thwart (plural thwarts)

  1. (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.
  2. (nautical) A seat that is incorporated into the design of a small boat's thwart.
    The fisherman sat on the aft thwart to row.

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  • Notes:
  1. ^thwart” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001