Sinhala Dictionary definitions for thwart
thwart 🔊 /θwɔˈɹt/
thwart : වළක්වනවා
thwart : බාධා කරනවා
thwart : සරසට
thwart definition
Adjective.
- Situated or placed across something else; transverse; oblique.
- Fig.: Perverse; crossgrained.
- 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.
- To move across or counter to; to cross; as, an arrow thwarts the air.
- To cross, as a purpose; to oppose; to run counter to; to contravene; hence, to frustrate or defeat.
Intransitive verb.
- To move or go in an oblique or crosswise manner.
- Hence, to be in opposition; to clash.