·prep Across; athwart.
II. Thwart ·adj Fig.: Perverse; crossgrained.
III. Thwart ·adj Thwartly; obliquely; transversely; athwart.
IV. Thwart ·vi To move or go in an oblique or crosswise manner.
V. Thwart ·vi Hence, to be in opposition; to Clash.
VI. Thwart ·adj Situated or placed across something else; transverse; oblique.
VII. Thwart ·noun A seat in an open boat reaching from one side to the other, or athwart the boat.
VIII. Thwart ·vt To move across or counter to; to Cross; as, an arrow thwarts the air.
IX. Thwart ·vt To cross, as a purpose; to Oppose; to run counter to; to Contravene; hence, to frustrate or defeat.