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• thwart — [[t]θwɔ͟ː(r)t[/t]] thwarts, thwarting, thwarted VERB If you thwart someone or thwart their plans, you prevent them from doing or getting what they want. [V n] The security forces were doing all they could to thwart terrorists... [V n] Her… …   English dictionary

• thwart — [θwo:t US θwo:rt] v [T] formal [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: thwart across (13 19 centuries), from Old Norse thvert] to prevent someone from doing what they are trying to do ▪ Fierce opposition thwarted the government s plans. ▪ thwarted ambition …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• thwart — [13] Thwart was originally an adverb and adjective, meaning ‘across, crosswise’. It was however used as a verb, meaning ‘obstruct’ (from the metaphorical notion of ‘crossing’ someone) as early as the 13th century. It was borrowed from Old Norse… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• thwart — I UK [θwɔː(r)t] / US [θwɔrt] verb [transitive] Word forms thwart : present tense I/you/we/they thwart he/she/it thwarts present participle thwarting past tense thwarted past participle thwarted formal to prevent someone from doing something that… …   English dictionary

• thwart — [13] Thwart was originally an adverb and adjective, meaning ‘across, crosswise’. It was however used as a verb, meaning ‘obstruct’ (from the metaphorical notion of ‘crossing’ someone) as early as the 13th century. It was borrowed from Old Norse… …   Word origins

• thwart — thwart1 [ θwɔrt ] verb transitive FORMAL to prevent someone from doing something they want to do: The leaders were determined to thwart her. thwart thwart 2 [ θwɔrt ] noun count TECHNICAL a seat across the middle of a ROWBOAT …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• thwart — 1 verb (T) formal to prevent someone from doing what they are trying to do: My plans were thwarted by the intervention of the police. | thwarted ambition 2 noun (C) technical a seat fixed across a rowing boat …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• thwart — [θwɔːt] verb [T] formal to prevent someone from doing something that they were planning to do …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• cross someone's path — 1. To come in someone s way, to meet someone 2. To thwart someone • • • Main Entry: ↑cross * * * meet or encounter someone …   Useful english dictionary

• cross someone (up) — AND cross up someone tv. to go against someone; to thwart someone. □ Don’t cross me up if you know what’s good for you. □ I told you not to cross me again! …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

• tie someone's hands — verb to render one powerless to act, to thwart someone This contract would have tied my hands …   Wiktionary