thwart
ਰੋਕ
definition
verb
he never did anything to thwart his father
prevent (someone) from accomplishing something.
noun
Her hull is painted white with blue trim on the thwarts .
a structural crosspiece sometimes forming a seat for a rower in a boat.
preposition
a pink-tinged cloud spread thwart the shore
from one side to another side of; across.
example
Thirteen oarsmen and a captain form the crew of the fixed- 'thwart' rowing boats that participate in the competitions.
Lay them 'thwart' , that the top of one may rest on the root or stub of the other.
More important than the tilt of the oarlocks are the relative positions of the 'thwart' (seat), the oarlocks and the footbrace.
Jr. will wake up and make every effort to 'thwart' your plans.
he never did anything to 'thwart' his father
he never did anything to 'thwart' his father
Did things happen to 'thwart' people from voting?
a pink-tinged cloud spread 'thwart' the shore
the government had been able to 'thwart' all attempts by opposition leaders to form new parties
We wouldn't want to do anything to 'thwart' the Campbell government's quest for the privatization of health care.
Will Eliza find the courage to 'thwart' these evil people and restore balance to the African wild?
We are going to be using those same people to 'thwart' him.
We all know who these people are, they walk among us every day and attempt to 'thwart' carefully laid plans of anti-productivity with thoughts of ambition and determination.
The placement of the primary 'thwart' is important to balance.
Built into the Constitution is the notion that a free people should 'thwart' its leaders if necessary.
However, Knottingley were able to 'thwart' most efforts to break the deadlock with some resolute defence.
Esther is a Jewish girl who becomes Queen to King Xerxes of Persia, and through her bravery, is able to 'thwart' an attempt to slaughter all the Jews living in Persia at that time.
However, thanks to smuggling, piracy, and trade with the New World, England was able to 'thwart' Napoleon's plan.
Given the manner in which the development of Sligo has been stifled by sectional interest, it is hoped that the same dead hand of greed does not 'thwart' the plans of the harbour board.
Fortunately I am a light sleeper, so I should be able to 'thwart' any attempts to slice bits off me for a tasty midnight snack.
They say that the steps taken by Mr. LeBlanc were taken by him, deliberately and with ill intent, in an attempt to 'thwart' their efforts to have their motions heard.
It seems obvious that a greater police presence in that neighborhood might 'thwart' some criminals and inadvertently save lives.
Officials mustered a security force of thousands in the area around the hall, part of an effort to 'thwart' any attempt at a repeat attack.
The record labels have attempted to 'thwart' the efforts of free music providers through the creation of copyright-protected files and through lawsuits against providers of free music.
Braced against the 'thwart' , I hang my paddle far over the left gunwale and suck the stern toward it, and the edge of the table rock whisks by our port side.
One way to 'thwart' such unscrupulous people is for the bona fide seed companies to make their presences felt at every level in the country.
The story revolves round the locals’ attempts to 'thwart' the plan.
But this instrument also has its limitations, chief of which is that the type of very specific, tactical intelligence required to 'thwart' terrorist plots is rare.
the government had been able to 'thwart' all attempts by opposition leaders to form new parties
With your legs facing forward, the leeboard 'thwart' goes approximately over your knees.
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