Thwart

Tamil Dictionary definitions for Thwart

Thwart : படகோட்டுபவர் உட்காரக்கூடிய விசுப்பலகை, இடையூறு செய், தடை செய், இடைமறி, நாசம் செய்,

Thwart : தடைசெய்

Thwart definition

Adjective.

  1. Situated or placed across something else; transverse; oblique.
  2. Fig.: Perverse; crossgrained.
  3. Thwartly; obliquely; transversely; athwart.

prep. Across; athwart.

Noun. A seat in an open boat reaching from one side to the other, or athwart the boat.

Transitive verb.

  1. To move across or counter to; to cross; as, an arrow thwarts the air.
  2. To cross, as a purpose; to oppose; to run counter to; to contravene; hence, to frustrate or defeat.

Intransitive verb.

  1. To move or go in an oblique or crosswise manner.
  2. Hence, to be in opposition; to clash.