thwart
/θwɔrt/
verb
- To prevent someone from doing something or to stop something from happening.
- The security system thwarted the burglars' attempt to break in.
- Her quick thinking thwarted a potential disaster.
- Bad weather thwarted our plans for a picnic.
noun
- A seat across a boat, on which a rower sits.
- He sat on the thwart and grabbed the oars.
- Each rower had their own thwart in the racing shell.
- The wooden thwart was smooth from years of use.