thwart (verb)
1thwart — ► VERB ▪ prevent from succeeding in or accomplishing something. ► NOUN ▪ a crosspiece forming a seat for a rower in a boat. ORIGIN from Old Norse, transverse …
2thwart — verb their plans to attack the embassy were thwarted Syn: foil, frustrate, stand in the way of, forestall, derail, dash; stop, check, block, stonewall, prevent, defeat, impede, hinder, obstruct; informal put a crimp in, put the kibosh on, scotch …
3thwart — verb ADVERB ▪ easily ▪ successfully ▪ constantly, repeatedly ▪ Plans to expand the company have been constantly thwarted. VERB + THWART …
4thwart´er — thwart «thwrt», verb, noun, adjective, adverb. –v.t. 1. to oppose and defeat; keep from doing something: »The boy s lack of money thwarted his plans for college. SYNONYM(S): baffle, balk, foil. See syn. under frustrate. (Cf. ↑frustrate) 2. to go… …
5thwart — I verb avert, baffle, balk, bar, blight, bring to naught, check, contravene, counteract, countermine, counterwork, cripple, cross, damp, debar, defeat, foil, forestall, frustrate, hamper, hinder, impede, inhibit, intercept, interfere, interrupt,… …
6thwart — verb Syn: foil, frustrate, forestall, stop, check, block, prevent, defeat, impede, obstruct, derail, snooker; informal put paid to, do for, stymie; Brit.; informal scupper Ant: help …
7thwart — [13] Thwart was originally an adverb and adjective, meaning ‘across, crosswise’. It was however used as a verb, meaning ‘obstruct’ (from the metaphorical notion of ‘crossing’ someone) as early as the 13th century. It was borrowed from Old Norse… …
8thwart — I UK [θwɔː(r)t] / US [θwɔrt] verb [transitive] Word forms thwart : present tense I/you/we/they thwart he/she/it thwarts present participle thwarting past tense thwarted past participle thwarted formal to prevent someone from doing something that… …
9thwart — [13] Thwart was originally an adverb and adjective, meaning ‘across, crosswise’. It was however used as a verb, meaning ‘obstruct’ (from the metaphorical notion of ‘crossing’ someone) as early as the 13th century. It was borrowed from Old Norse… …
10thwart — thwart1 [ θwɔrt ] verb transitive FORMAL to prevent someone from doing something they want to do: The leaders were determined to thwart her. thwart thwart 2 [ θwɔrt ] noun count TECHNICAL a seat across the middle of a ROWBOAT …
