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ALL meanings of athwart

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  • adverb athwart transversely; from one side to another 3
  • preposition athwart across the path or line of (esp a ship) 3
  • preposition athwart in opposition to; against 3
  • preposition athwart across; from one side to the other of 3
  • preposition athwart against; opposed to 3
  • preposition athwart at right angles to the keel of 3
  • adverb athwart crosswise; esp., across at a slant 3
  • adverb athwart so as to block or thwart 3
  • noun athwart Across from side to side; transversely. 1
  • adverb athwart from side to side; crosswise. 1
  • adverb athwart Nautical. at right angles to the fore-and-aft line; across. broadside to the wind because of equal and opposite pressures of wind and tide: a ship riding athwart. 1
  • adverb athwart perversely; awry; wrongly. 1
  • preposition athwart from side to side of; across. 1
  • preposition athwart Nautical. across the direction or course of. 1
  • preposition athwart in opposition to; contrary to. 1
  • adverb athwart (archaic) From side to side; across. 0
  • adverb athwart (archaic) Across the path (of something). 0
  • preposition athwart (archaic) From one side to the other side of. 0
  • preposition athwart (nautical) Across the line of a ship's course or across its deck. 0
  • preposition athwart (archaic) Across the path or course of; opposing. 0
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