Situated or placed across something else; transverse; oblique.
Fig.: Perverse; crossgrained.
Thwartly; obliquely; transversely; athwart.
Across; athwart.
A seat in an open boat reaching from one side to the other, or athwart the boat.
To move across or counter to; to cross; as, an arrow thwarts the air.
To cross, as a purpose; to oppose; to run counter to; to contravene; hence, to frustrate or defeat.
To move or go in an oblique or crosswise manner.
Hence, to be in opposition; to clash.
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.
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.
To prevent or embarrass; to debar; to shut out.
To interpose obstacles or impediments; to be a hindrance.
