Hinder vs. Thwart

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Hinderverb

(transitive) To make difficult to accomplish; to frustrate, act as obstacle.

Hinderverb

(ambitransitive) To keep back; to delay or impede; to prevent.

Hinderverb

To cause harm.

Hinderadjective

Of or belonging to that part or end which is in the rear or hind, or which follows.

Hindernoun

The buttocks.

Hinderadjective

Of or belonging to that part or end which is in the rear, or which follows; as, the hinder part of a wagon; the hinder parts of a horse.

Hinderverb

To keep back or behind; to prevent from starting or moving forward; to check; to retard; to obstruct; to bring to a full stop; - often followed by from; as, an accident hindered the coach; drought hinders the growth of plants; to hinder me from going.

Hinderverb

To prevent or embarrass; to debar; to shut out.

Hinderverb

To interpose obstacles or impediments; to be a hindrance.

Hinderverb

be a hindrance or obstacle to;

Hinderverb

hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of;

Hinderverb

put at a disadvantage;

Hinderadjective

located at or near the back of an animal;

Hinder

Hinder is an American rock band from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, formed in 2001 by lead singer Austin Winkler, guitarist Joe Garvey, and drummer Cody Hanson with bassist Mike Roden and guitarist Mark King, joining in 2003, solidifying the line-up. The band released four studio albums with Winkler; Extreme Behavior (2005), Take It to the Limit (2008), All American Nightmare (2010) and Welcome to the Freakshow (2012).

Thwartverb

(transitive) To prevent; to cause to fail

Thwartverb

(obsolete) To move across or counter to; to cross.

Thwartnoun

(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.

Thwartnoun

(nautical) A seat across a boat on which a rower may sit.

Thwartadjective

Situated or placed across something else; transverse; oblique.

Thwartadjective

(figurative) Perverse; crossgrained.

Thwartadverb

Obliquely; transversely; athwart.

Thwartadjective

Situated or placed across something else; transverse; oblique.

Thwartadjective

Fig.: Perverse; crossgrained.

Thwartadverb

Thwartly; obliquely; transversely; athwart.

Thwartpreposition

Across; athwart.

Thwartnoun

A seat in an open boat reaching from one side to the other, or athwart the boat.

Thwartverb

To move across or counter to; to cross; as, an arrow thwarts the air.

Thwartverb

To cross, as a purpose; to oppose; to run counter to; to contravene; hence, to frustrate or defeat.

Thwartverb

To move or go in an oblique or crosswise manner.

Thwartverb

Hence, to be in opposition; to clash.

Thwartnoun

a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat

Thwartverb

hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of;

Thwartverb

prevent (someone) from accomplishing something

Thwartverb

oppose (a plan, attempt, or ambition) successfully

Thwartnoun

a structural crosspiece forming a seat for a rower in a boat.

Thwartpreposition

from one side to another side of; across

Thwartadverb

from one side to another side of; across

Thwart

A thwart is a strut placed crosswise (left/right) in a ship or boat, to brace it crosswise. In rowboats it can also serve as a seat for a rower.

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