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Meaning of thwart

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  thwart
      n 1: a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a
           seat in a rowboat [syn: {thwart}, {cross thwart}]
      v 1: hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of;
           "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's
           amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent" [syn:
           {thwart}, {queer}, {spoil}, {scotch}, {foil}, {cross},
           {frustrate}, {baffle}, {bilk}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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