English to English
thwart
(t/hw//O/rt
)
adjective (a)
- Situated or placed across something else; transverse; oblique.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- A seat in an open boat reaching from one side to the other, or athwart the boat.(noun)source: webster1913
preposition (pre)
- Across; athwart.(preposition)source: webster1913
adverb (r)
- Thwartly; obliquely; transversely; athwart.(adverb)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- To move across or counter to; to cross; as, an arrow thwarts the air.(verb)source: webster1913
- To move or go in an oblique or crosswise manner.(verb)source: webster1913