Definizione monolingua

thwart

thwart (third-person singular simple present thwarts, present participle thwarting, simple past and past participle thwarted)

1. (transitive) to prevent; to halt; to cause to fail; to foil; to frustrate

   The police thwarted the would-be assassin.

   Our plans for a picnic were thwarted by the thunderstorm.

   • 2011 December 10, David Ornstein, “Arsenal 1 - 0 Everton”, BBC Sport:

     Everton were now firmly on the back foot and it required some sharp work from Johnny Heitinga and Phil Jagielka to thwart Walcott and Thomas Vermaelen.

thwart (plural thwarts)

1. (nautical) A brace, perpendicular to the keel, that helps maintain the beam (breadth) of a marine vessel against external water pressure and that may serve to support the rail.

   A well made doughout canoe rarely needs a thwart.

2. (nautical) A seat across a boat on which a rower may sit.

   The fisherman sat on the aft thwart to row.

Definizione dizionario thwart

contrariare

contrastare

frastornare

frustrare

impedire

ostacolare

rendere

sventare

Altri significati:

A seat attached to both sides of a boat

To hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of.

(nautical) A seat across a boat on which a rower may sit.

to prevent; to halt; to cause failure

(nautical) A brace, perpendicular to the keel, that helps maintain the beam (breadth) of a marine vessel against external water pressure and that may serve to support the rail.

(transitive) to prevent; to halt; to cause to fail; to foil; to frustrate