thwart
41thwart — v., n., prep., & adv. v.tr. frustrate or foil (a person or purpose etc.). n. a rower s seat placed across a boat. prep. & adv. archaic across, athwart. Etymology: ME thwert (adv.) f. ON thvert neut. of thverr transverse = OE thwe(o)rh f. Gmc …
42thwart a plan — upset a plot, ruin something that was organized carefully …
43thwart attack — ruin a planned battle …
44thwart-over — …
45thwart-saw — …
46thwart-ship — …
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48a|thwart — «uh THWRT», adverb, preposition. –adv. across from side to side; crosswise: »Most seats run athwart a rowboat. –prep. 1. = across. (Cf. ↑across) 2. Nautical. across the line or course of: »The tug steamed athwart the ship. 3. Figurative …
49cross thwart — noun a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat • Syn: ↑thwart • Hypernyms: ↑crosspiece • Part Holonyms: ↑dinghy, ↑dory, ↑rowboat …
50a|thwart|ships — «uh THWRT shihps», adverb. from side to side of a ship; crosswise of a ship: »... suitably instrumented in order to show the magnitude and direction of the forces both athwartships and in the fore and aft line (New Scientist) …