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Entry 6 senses · 5 variants Webster, 1913

Overthwart

/(ō"vẽr*thwa̤rt")/ · O·ver·thwart · IPA /əʊvəˈθwɔːt/
01 a. Having a transverse position; placed or situated across; hence, opposite.
  1. 1.
    Having a transverse position; placed or situated across; hence, opposite.
  2. 2.
    Crossing in kind or disposition; perverse; adverse; opposing.
02 adv. Across; crosswise; transversely.
  1. 1.
    Across; crosswise; transversely.
03 prep. Across; from alde to side of.
  1. 1.
    Across; from alde to side of.
04 n. That which is overthwart; an adverse circumstance; opposition.
  1. 1.
    That which is overthwart; an adverse circumstance; opposition.[Obs.]
05 v. t. To cross; to oppose.
  1. 1.
    To cross; to oppose.[Obs.]