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thwart
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thwart
v.
frustrate, foil, prevent, impede; be placed across; place across
n.
act of prevention or frustration; seat across a boat used by an oarsman
adj.
diagonal, slanted, sloped
prep.
transversely
adv.
across, from side to side; beyond; transversely; on the other side; to the other side; athwart, in an apposing manner
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Thwart
A thwart is a strut placed crosswise (left/right) in a ship or boat, to brace it crosswise. In rowboats it can also serve as a seat for a rower. Some inflatable boats have a thwart which can be folded and removed so the boat can be deflated and rolled up for transport or storage.
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thwart
Noun
1. a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat
(synonym) cross thwart
(hypernym) crosspiece
(part-holonym) dinghy, dory, rowboat
Verb
1. hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"
(synonym) queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk
(hypernym) prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid
(hyponym) disappoint, let down
(derivation) obstructionist, obstructor, obstructer, resister, thwarter
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thwart
v.
zmařit; překazit
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thwart
Czas.
krzyżować (plany); udaremniać
