THWART

Meaning of THWART in English

Function: noun

Etymology: alteration of obsolete thought, thoft, from Middle English thoft, from Old English thofte; akin to Old High German dofta rower's seat

Date: circa 1736

: a seat extending athwart a boat

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

THWART — oposir, impedir, frustrar, contrariar
English interlingue dictionary
THWART — I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English thwerten, from thwert, adverb Date: 13th century 1. to run counter to so as …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
THWART — I. ˈthwȯ(ə)r]t, -ȯ(ə)], nautical often ˈthȯ-; usu ]d.+V\ adverb Etymology: Middle English thwert, thwart, from Old Norse thvert, from neuter …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THWART — (v. i.) Hence, to be in opposition; to clash.
Английский словарь Webster
THWART — (v. i.) To move or go in an oblique or crosswise manner.
Английский словарь Webster
THWART — (v. t.) To cross, as a purpose; to oppose; to run counter to; to contravene; hence, to frustrate or defeat.
Английский словарь Webster
THWART — (v. t.) To move across or counter to; to cross; as, an arrow thwarts the air.
Английский словарь Webster
THWART — (n.) A seat in an open boat reaching from one side to the other, or athwart the boat.
Английский словарь Webster
THWART — (prep.) Across; athwart.
Английский словарь Webster
THWART — (a.) Thwartly; obliquely; transversely; athwart.
Английский словарь Webster
THWART — — thwartedly , adv. — thwarter , n. /thwawrt/ , v.t. 1. to oppose successfully; prevent from accomplishing a purpose. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THWART — prep across; athwart. 2. thwart ·adj fig.: perverse; crossgrained. 3. thwart ·adj thwartly; obliquely; transversely; athwart. 4. thwart ·vi to …
Webster English vocab
THWART — [thwart] vt [ME thwerten, fr. thwert, adv.] (13c) 1 a: to run counter to so as to effectively oppose or …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
THWART — thwart BrE AmE θwɔːt AmE θwɔːrt ▷ thwarted ˈθwɔːt ɪd -əd AmE ˈθwɔːrt̬ əd ▷ thwarting ˈθwɔːt ɪŋ AmE ˈθwɔːrt̬ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
THWART — / θwɔːt; NAmE θwɔːrt/ verb [ vn ] [ often passive ] thwart sth | thwart sb (in sth) to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THWART — thwart /θwɔːt $ θwɔːrt/ BrE AmE verb [transitive] formal [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: thwart 'across' (13-19 centuries) , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THWART — ( thwarts, thwarting, thwarted) If you thwart someone or thwart their plans, you prevent them from doing or getting what …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THWART — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES foil/thwart an attempt formal (= make it fail ) ▪ Troops loyal to the general …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THWART — [verb] [T] - to stop (something) from happening or (someone) from doing somethingMy holiday plans have been thwarted by the …
Cambridge English vocab
THWART — verb ADVERB ▪ easily ▪ successfully ▪ constantly , repeatedly ▪ Plans to expand the company have been constantly ~ed. …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
THWART — 1. сущ. банка на гребной шлюпке 2. прил. 1) косой, поперечный Syn : transverse, transversal 2) уст. несговорчивый, упрямый 3. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
THWART — thwart.ogg 1. θwɔ:t n банка на гребной шлюпке 2. θwɔ:t a 1. попереный, косой thwart lines - поперечные линии thwart …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
THWART — (шлюпочная) банка - mast thwart - stroke thwart
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
THWART — (шлюпочная) банка - mast thwart - stroke thwart
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
THWART — 1. θwɔ:t n банка на гребной шлюпке 2. θwɔ:t a 1. попереный, косой thwart lines - поперечные линии thwart motion …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
THWART — 1. сущ. банка на гребной шлюпке 2. прил. 1) косой, поперечный Syn: transverse , transversal 2) несговорчивый, упрямый 3) а) …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
THWART — 1. сущ. банка на гребной шлюпке 2. прил. 1) косой, поперечный Syn: transverse, transversal 2) несговорчивый, упрямый 3) а) неблагоприятный б) противный (о ветре) 3. гл. 1) мешать; расстраивать, разрушать (планы …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
THWART — 1. _n. банка на гребной шлюпке 2. _a. 1> поперечный, косой; thwart motion - поперечное движение 2> _уст. несговорчивый, упрямый …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
THWART — 1. n. банка на гребной шлюпке 2. a. 1. поперечный, косой; thwart motion - поперечное движение 2. уст. несговорчивый, упрямый …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
THWART — 1. _n. банка на гребной шлюпке 2. _a. 1> поперечный, косой; thwart motion поперечное движение 2> _уст. несговорчивый, упрямый 3. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
THWART — 1. сущ. банка на гребной шлюпке 2. прил. 1) косой, поперечный Syn : transverse, transversal 2) уст. несговорчивый, упрямый 3. …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
THWART — (a.) Fig.: Perverse; crossgrained.
Английский словарь Webster
THWART — (a.) Situated or placed across something else; transverse; oblique.
Английский словарь Webster
THWART — ( v. t. ) To move across or counter to; to cross; as, an arrow thwarts the air.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THWART — ( v. t. ) To cross, as a purpose; to oppose; to run counter to; to contravene; hence, to frustrate …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THWART — ( v. i. ) To move or go in an oblique or crosswise manner.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THWART — ( v. i. ) Hence, to be in opposition; to clash.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THWART — ( prep. ) Across; athwart.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THWART — ( n. ) A seat in an open boat reaching from one side to the other, or athwart the boat.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THWART — ( a. ) Thwartly; obliquely; transversely; athwart.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THWART — ( a. ) Situated or placed across something else; transverse; oblique.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THWART — ( a. ) Fig.: Perverse; crossgrained.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THWART — adj. diagonal, slanted, sloped
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
THWART — v. frustrate, foil, prevent, impede; be placed across; place across
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
THWART — n. act of prevention or frustration; seat across a boat used by an oarsman
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
THWART — prep. transversely
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
THWART — adv. across, from side to side; beyond; transversely; on the other side; to the other side; athwart, in an apposing …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
THWART — I. ˈthwȯrt transitive verb Etymology: Middle English thwerten, from thwert, adverb Date: 13th century 1. a. : to run counter …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THWART — n. Function: adjective Date: 14th century : situated or placed across something else : TRANSVERSE – thwart · ly adverb
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
THWART — n. Pronunciation: ' thwo ̇ rt, naut often ' tho ̇ rt Function: adverb Etymology: Middle English thwert, from Old …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
THWART — n. Pronunciation: ' thwo ̇ rt Function: transitive verb Etymology: Middle English thwerten, from thwert, adverb Date: 13th century 1 …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
THWART — [ θwɔ:t ] ■ verb prevent from succeeding in or accomplishing something. ■ noun a structural crosspiece forming a seat …
Concise Oxford English vocab
THWART — v., n., prep., & adv. --v.tr. frustrate or foil (a person or purpose etc.). --n. a rower's seat placed across …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
THWART — v., n., prep., & adv. v.tr. frustrate or foil (a person or purpose etc.). n. a rower's seat placed across …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
THWART — v., n., prep., & adv. --v.tr. frustrate or foil (a person or purpose etc.). --n. a rower's seat placed across …
Oxford English vocab
THWART — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) If you ~ someone or ~ their plans, you prevent them from doing or getting what they …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
THWART — n. Function: adjective Synonyms: TRANSVERSE , crossing, crosswise, transversal, traverse
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
THWART — v. a. 1. Traverse, cross, intersect, lie across, move across. 2. Hinder, oppose, oppugn, obstruct, contravene, counteract, disconcert, cross. 3. …
Dictionary of English Synonyms
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Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
THWART — See ↑ STOP 26
Longman Activator English vocab
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