Impede vs. Thwart
Impedeverb
(transitive) To get in the way of; to hinder.
Impedeverb
To hinder; to stop in progress; to obstruct; as, to impede the advance of troops.
Impedeverb
be a hindrance or obstacle to;
Impedeverb
block passage through;
Impedeverb
delay or prevent (someone or something) by obstructing them; hinder
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.
