thwart – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
thwart
v.
frustrate, foil, prevent, impede; be placed across; place across
n.
act of prevention or frustration; seat across a boat used by an oarsman
adj.
diagonal, slanted, sloped
prep.
transversely
adv.
across, from side to side; beyond; transversely; on the other side; to the other side; athwart, in an apposing manner
Thwart
A
thwart is a
strut placed crosswise (left/right) in a ship or boat, to brace it crosswise. In
rowboats it can also serve as a seat for a rower. Some
inflatable boats have a thwart which can be folded and removed so the boat can be deflated and rolled up for transport or storage.
thwart
Noun
1. a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat
(synonym) cross thwart
(hypernym) crosspiece
(part-holonym) dinghy, dory, rowboat
Verb
1. hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"
(synonym) queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk
(hypernym) prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid
(hyponym) disappoint, let down
(derivation) obstructionist, obstructor, obstructer, resister, thwarter
thwart
v.
zmařit; překazit
thwart
Czas.
krzyżować (plany); udaremniać
