Athwart

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • ad. From side to side; crosswise or transversely.
  • ad. So as to thwart, obstruct, or oppose; perversely.
  • preposition. From one side to the other of; across: "the Stars that shoot athwart the Night” ( Alexander Pope).
  • preposition. Contrary to; against.
  • preposition. Nautical Across the course, line, or length of.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • ad. From side to side; across.
  • ad. Across the path (of something).
  • preposition. From one side to the other side of.
  • preposition. Across the line of a ship's course or across its deck.
  • preposition. Across the path or course of; opposing.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • preposition. Across; from side to side of.
  • preposition. Across the direction or course of.
  • ad. Across, especially in an oblique direction; sidewise; obliquely.
  • ad. Across the course; so as to thwart; perversely.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Crosswise; from side to side; transversely.
  • In opposition to the proper or expected course; in a manner to cross and perplex; crossly; wrongly; wrongfully.
  • Across; from side to side of.
  • Nautical, across the line of a ship's course.
  • In opposition to; against; contrary to.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • ad. at right angles to the center line of a ship
  • ad. at an oblique angle
  • Cross Reference
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    across    sidewise    obliquely    perversely   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
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