Meaning Of Thwart

a.

Situated or placed across something else; transverse; oblique.
a.

Fig.: Perverse; crossgrained.
a.

Thwartly; obliquely; transversely; athwart.
prep.

Across; athwart.
n.

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

To move across or counter to; to cross; as, an arrow thwarts the air.
v. t.

To cross, as a purpose; to oppose; to run counter to; to contravene; hence, to frustrate or defeat.
v. i.

To move or go in an oblique or crosswise manner.
v. i.

Hence, to be in opposition; to clash.