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thwart

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1. thwart - Noun

2. thwart - Adjective

3. thwart - Verb

4. thwart - Adverb

5. thwart - Preposition

Meaning

Across; athwart.

Situated or placed across something else; transverse; oblique.

Fig.: Perverse; crossgrained.

Thwartly; obliquely; transversely; athwart.

A seat in an open boat reaching from one side to the other, or athwart the boat.

To move across or counter to; to cross; as, an arrow thwarts the air.

To cross, as a purpose; to oppose; to run counter to; to contravene; hence, to frustrate or defeat.

To move or go in an oblique or crosswise manner.

Hence, to be in opposition; to clash.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge Source: Internet

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A careful sniping strategy can use a few individuals and resources to thwart the movement or other progress of a much better equipped or larger force. Source: Internet

Adams was initially hailed as a hero after claiming she used a gun to thwart the attempted kidnapping of her 5-year-old at a mall in Barboursville in April. Source: Internet

Because the Non-Aligned Movement was formed as an attempt to thwart the Cold War, citation it has struggled to find relevance since the Cold War ended. Source: Internet

A report by the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee detailed actions Monfort said his superiors took to thwart his ability to regulate the two companies. Source: Internet

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