Word Meaning

Meaning of thwart

- Situated or placed across something else; transverse; oblique.
- Fig.: Perverse; crossgrained.
- Thwartly; obliquely; transversely; athwart.
- Across; 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.

Crossword clue for thwart

- Foil
- Foil (plans)
- Frustrate
- Successfully frustrate
- To hinder or block
- Turn aside