All thwart synonyms
thwart
T t verb thwart
- face down β Also, face-down. Informal. a direct confrontation; showdown.
- in-convenience β the quality or state of being inconvenient.
- mucking β moist farmyard dung, decaying vegetable matter, etc.; manure.
- boxed in β simple past tense and past participle of box in.
- baffle β If something baffles you, you cannot understand it or explain it.
- disadvise β (transitive) To advise against; to dissuade from.
- hold down β to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- hang fire β a state, process, or instance of combustion in which fuel or other material is ignited and combined with oxygen, giving off light, heat, and flame.
- manacled β a shackle for the hand; handcuff.
- nonplus β to render utterly perplexed; puzzle completely.
- forfend β to defend, secure, or protect.
- get involved β play a part
- outvote β to outdo or defeat in voting: The rural districts outvoted the urban districts. The measure was outvoted by the farmers.
- bitted β Also called bollard. a strong post of wood or iron projecting, usually in pairs, above the deck of a ship, used for securing cables, lines for towing, etc.
- cross β If you cross something such as a room, a road, or an area of land or water, you move or travel to the other side of it. If you cross to a place, you move or travel over a room, road, or area of land or water in order to reach that place.
- doublecross β To betray someone by leading them into trap after having gained their trust and led them to believe that they were actually being aided.
- counter check β a check available at a bank for the use of depositors in making withdrawals, orig. kept in supply on a counter
- dig out β to break up, turn over, or remove earth, sand, etc., as with a shovel, spade, bulldozer, or claw; make an excavation.
- outdare β to surpass in daring.
- complicate β To complicate something means to make it more difficult to understand or deal with.
- intermeddling β Present participle of intermeddle.
- countercheck β a check or restraint, esp one that acts in opposition to another
- get the better of β of superior quality or excellence: a better coat; a better speech.
- derail β To derail something such as a plan or a series of negotiations means to prevent it from continuing as planned.
- hamper β to hold back; hinder; impede: A steady rain hampered the progress of the work.
- intermitted β to discontinue temporarily; suspend.
- creamed β the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- obstruct β to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
- forestall β to prevent, hinder, or thwart by action in advance: to forestall a riot by deploying police.
- juke β to make a move intended to deceive (an opponent).
- buffaloing β any of several large wild oxen of the family Bovidae. Compare bison, Cape buffalo, water buffalo.
- discomfit β to confuse and deject; disconcert: to be discomfited by a question.
- circumvent β If someone circumvents a rule or restriction, they avoid having to obey the rule or restriction, in a clever and perhaps dishonest way.
- lead on β to go before or with to show the way; conduct or escort: to lead a group on a cross-country hike.
- get to β to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- knock the bottom out of β to destroy or eliminate
- baulk β the space, usually 29 inches deep, between the baulk line and the bottom cushion
- beat down β When the sun beats down, it is very hot and bright.
- hogtie β to tie (an animal) with all four feet together.
- counterwork β work done in opposition to other work
- cast down β If someone is cast down by something, they are sad or worried because of it.
- corking β excellent
- got to β to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- mock β to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision.
- estop β Bar or preclude by estoppel.
- conquer β If one country or group of people conquers another, they take complete control of their land.
adj thwart
- horizontally β at right angles to the vertical; parallel to level ground.
- longways β longwise.
adjective thwart
- across β If someone or something goes across a place or a boundary, they go from one side of it to the other.