Thwart - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|θwɔːrt|
Brit.
|θwɔːt|
noun
- a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat
verb
- hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of (syn: baffle, bilk, cross, foil, frustrate, queer, scotch, spoil)
Extra examples
If no misadventure thwarted his progress.
It would thwart with my intended brevity.
Fierce opposition thwarted the government's plans.
...a motion detector to thwart burglaries...
She did all she could to thwart his plans.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: thwart
he/she/it: thwarts
present participle: thwarting
past tense: thwarted
past participle: thwarted
I/you/we/they: thwart
he/she/it: thwarts
present participle: thwarting
past tense: thwarted
past participle: thwarted
noun
singular: thwart
plural: thwarts
singular: thwart
plural: thwarts
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