athwart

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Synonyms: thwart

Antonyms: thwart

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Adverb

1. From [[side#Noun|side]] to side, often in an [[oblique#Adjective|oblique]] [[manner#Noun|manner]]; [[across#Adverb|across]] or [[over#Adverb|over]].
2. Across the [[path#Noun|path]] of something, so as to [[impede]] [[progress#Noun|progress]].
3. {{lb|en|figuratively}} [[against#Preposition|Against]] the [[anticipated#Adjective|anticipated]] or [[appropriate#Adjective|appropriate]] [[course#Noun|course]] of something; [[improperly]], [[perversely]], [[wrongly]].

Preposition

1. From one [[side#Noun|side]] to the other side of; [[across#Preposition|across]].
2. Across the [[course#Noun|course]] or [[path#Noun|path]] of, so as to [[meet#Verb|meet]]; hence {{lb|en|figuratively}}, to the [[attention]] of.
3. Across the course or path of, so as to [[oppose]].
4. {{lb|en|figuratively}}
5. {{lb|en|nautical}} Across the [[line#Noun|line]] of a [[ship#Noun|ship]]'s course, or across its [[deck#Noun|deck]].

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