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Definition of thwarts:

(v) : (transitive) To cause to fail; to frustrate, to prevent.
(adj) : Placed or situated across something else; cross, oblique, transverse.
(adj) : (figuratively, dated) Of people: having a tendency to oppose; obstinate, perverse, stubborn.
(adj) : (figuratively, dated) Of situations or things: adverse, unfavourable, unlucky.
(n) : (nautical) A seat across a boat on which a rower may sit.
(n) : (nautical) A brace, perpendicular to the keel, that helps maintain the beam (“breadth”) of a marine vessel against external water pressure and that may serve to support the rail.
Definition of thwarts:

(v) : (transitive) To cause to fail; to frustrate, to prevent.
(adj) : Placed or situated across something else; cross, oblique, transverse.
(adj) : (figuratively, dated) Of people: having a tendency to oppose; obstinate, perverse, stubborn.
(adj) : (figuratively, dated) Of situations or things: adverse, unfavourable, unlucky.
(n) : (nautical) A seat across a boat on which a rower may sit.
(n) : (nautical) A brace, perpendicular to the keel, that helps maintain the beam (“breadth”) of a marine vessel against external water pressure and that may serve to support the rail.
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