Complete Definition of "thwart"

English

Pronunciation
IPA|/θw�ɹt/
SAMPA|/TwOrt?/
AHD|/thwôrt/
:*Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)t|-��(r)t

Verb
en-verb

  1. transitive to prevent; to halt; to cause failure.

#:The police thwarted the would-be assassin.

Translations

French: contrecarrer, contrarier
German: durchkreuzen, entgegenwirken
Portuguese: frustrar, contrariar
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Russian: ме�а�� и�полнение|и�полнени� (mešát� ispolnéniju); �а����аива�� / �а����ои�� (rasstráivat� / rasstróit�)
Spanish: frustrar, contrariar
Swedish: hindra

Noun
en-noun

  1. nautical A seat attached to both sides of a boat.

#:The fisherman sat on the aft thwart to row.

Translations

Finnish: piitta (fixed), tuhto (removable)
French: banc m
Portuguese: banco m
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Russian: банка (bánka) f
Spanish: banco (de remeros) m

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