THWART as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat
   • used as a seat in a rowboat
   Synonym(s)
   • cross thwart (what does cross thwart mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) thwart is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • crosspiece (what does crosspiece mean?)

THWART as VERB

1. Meaning
   • hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
   Synonym(s)
   • baffle (what does baffle mean?)
   • bilk (what does bilk mean?)
   • cross (what does cross mean?)
   • foil (what does foil mean?)
   • frustrate (what does frustrate mean?)
   • queer (what does queer mean?)
   • scotch (what does scotch mean?)
   • spoil (what does spoil mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth’’s amazing September surge
   • foil your opponent
   Hypernyms(s) thwart is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • prevent (what does prevent mean?)
   • forestall (what does forestall mean?)
   • foreclose (what does foreclose mean?)
   • preclude (what does preclude mean?)
   • forbid (what does forbid mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • disappoint (what does disappoint mean?)
   • let down (what does let down mean?)
   • dash (what does dash mean?)
   • short-circuit (what does short-circuit mean?)
   • ruin (what does ruin mean?)
   See Also
   • double cross (what does double cross mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • frustration (what does frustration mean?)
   • frustration (what does frustration mean?)
   • defeat (what does defeat mean?)
   • frustration (what does frustration mean?)
   • thwarting (what does thwarting mean?)
   • foiling (what does foiling mean?)
   • cross (what does cross mean?)
   • crown of thorns (what does crown of thorns mean?)
   • frustration (what does frustration mean?)
   • thwarting (what does thwarting mean?)
   • foiling (what does foiling mean?)
   • obstructionist (what does obstructionist mean?)
   • obstructor (what does obstructor mean?)
   • obstructer (what does obstructer mean?)
   • resister (what does resister mean?)
   • thwarter (what does thwarter mean?)
   • frustration (what does frustration mean?)
   • thwarting (what does thwarting mean?)
   • foiling (what does foiling mean?)