Thwart — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/θwˈɔːɹt/

🇬🇧British English

/θwˈɔːt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/θwˈɔːt/

1 syllable Say it as /θwˈɔːɹt/.

Examples

What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge
foil your opponent

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

baffle bilk queer scotch frustrate cross foil spoil cross thwart

Parts of Speech

noun	a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat
verb	hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of “What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge”

Word Forms

thwarter	noun	someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take
thwarting	noun	an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts
foiling	noun	an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts
cross	noun	any affliction that causes great suffering
frustrative	adjective	preventing realization or attainment of a desire
frustration	noun	a feeling of annoyance at being hindered or criticized

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

vereiteln

ein Querträger, der die Bordwände eines Bootes spreizt; Wird als Sitz in einem Ruderboot verwendet

🇫🇷French

contrecarrer

une traverse écartant les plat-bords d'un bateau ; utilisé comme siège dans une barque

🇪🇸Spanish

frustrar

un travesaño que extiende las bordas de un barco; utilizado como asiento en un bote de remos

🇮🇹Italian

contrastare

una traversa che allarga i cannonieri di una barca; utilizzato come sedile in una barca a remi

🇳🇱Dutch

dwarsbomen

een dwarsbalk die de kanonnen van een boot spreidt; gebruikt als zitplaats in een roeiboot

🇵🇹Portuguese

frustrar

uma travessa espalhando as amuradas de um barco; usado como assento em um barco a remo

🇷🇺Russian

мешать

перемычка, раздвигающая пушки лодки; используется как сиденье в весельной лодке

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विफल

एक नाव की बंदूकें फैलाने वाला क्रॉसपीस; नाव में सीट के रूप में उपयोग किया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ব্যর্থ করা

একটি নৌকার বন্দুক ছড়িয়ে একটি ক্রসপিস; একটি রোবোটে আসন হিসাবে ব্যবহৃত হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

முறியடிக்க

ஒரு படகின் துப்பாக்கிகளை விரிக்கும் குறுக்கு துண்டு; படகில் ஒரு இருக்கையாக பயன்படுத்தப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

అడ్డుకో

పడవ యొక్క తుపాకీలను విస్తరించే క్రాస్‌పీస్; రోబోట్‌లో సీటుగా ఉపయోగించబడుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

निकामी करणे

बोटीच्या तोफांचा प्रसार करणारा क्रॉसपीस; रोबोटमध्ये आसन म्हणून वापरले जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિષ્ફળ બનાવવું

બોટની બંદૂકો ફેલાવતી ક્રોસપીસ; રોબોટમાં બેઠક તરીકે વપરાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಡೆಯು

ದೋಣಿಯ ಬಂದೂಕುಗಳನ್ನು ಹರಡುವ ಕ್ರಾಸ್ಪೀಸ್; ರೋಬೋಟ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ಆಸನವಾಗಿ ಬಳಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തടയുക

ഒരു ബോട്ടിൻ്റെ തോക്കുകൾ വിടർത്തുന്ന ഒരു ക്രോസ്പീസ്; ഒരു റോബോട്ടിൽ ഒരു സീറ്റായി ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸਫਲ

ਇੱਕ ਕਿਸ਼ਤੀ ਦੀਆਂ ਤੋਪਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਫੈਲਾਉਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਇੱਕ ਕਰਾਸਪੀਸ; ਇੱਕ ਰੋਅਬੋਟ ਵਿੱਚ ਸੀਟ ਵਜੋਂ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ناکام

ایک کراس پیس جو کشتی کی بندوقوں کو پھیلاتا ہے۔ ایک کشتی میں نشست کے طور پر استعمال کیا جاتا ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

阻挠

展开船舷的横梁；用作划艇的座位

🇯🇵Japanese

妨害する

ボートの砲塔を広げる横木。手漕ぎボートの座席として使用される

🇰🇷Korean

방해하다

보트의 총구를 펼치는 가로대; 노 젓는 배의 좌석으로 사용됨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cản trở

một thanh ngang trải rộng nòng thuyền; dùng làm chỗ ngồi trên thuyền chèo

🇹🇭Thai

ขัดขวาง

ไม้กางเขนที่กางปืนใหญ่ของเรือ ใช้เป็นที่นั่งในเรือพาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

menggagalkan

sebuah benda melintang yang menyebarkan meriam perahu; digunakan sebagai tempat duduk di perahu dayung

🇵🇭Filipino

hadlangan

isang crosspiece na nagkakalat ng mga baril ng isang bangka; ginamit bilang upuan sa isang bangkang sagwan

🇲🇾Malay

menggagalkan

silang yang menyebarkan senapang bot; digunakan sebagai tempat duduk dalam perahu dayung

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إحباط

قطعة متقاطعة تنشر مدافع القارب ؛ يستخدم كمقعد في قارب التجديف

🇮🇷Persian

خنثی کردن

قطعه متقابلی که تفنگ های یک قایق را پخش می کند. به عنوان صندلی در قایق های پارویی استفاده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

engellemek

bir teknenin toplarını yayan bir çapraz parça; kayıkta koltuk olarak kullanılır

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְסַכֵּל

פס צולב המפיץ את רובי הסירה; משמש כמושב בסירת משוטים

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What is the primary definition of the word 'thwart'?

The primary meaning of 'thwart' is 'a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat'.

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Using 'thwart' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'thwart' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'thwart' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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