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Prevention :: Prevention (n.) The act of preventing or hindering; obstruction of action, access, or approach; thwarting..

Jack :: "Jack (n.) A bar of iron athwart ships at a topgallant masthead, to support a royal mast, and give spread to the royal shrouds; -- called also jack crosstree..

Aslant :: Aslant (prep.) In a slanting direction over; athwart.

Overthwart :: Overthwart (a.) Having a transverse position; placed or situated across; hence, opposite..

Overthwart :: Overthwart (prep.) Across; from alde to side of.

Cross :: Cross (v. t.) To put across or athwart; to cause to intersect; as, to cross the arms..

Cross :: Cross (a.) Not accordant with what is wished or expected; interrupting; adverse; contrary; thwarting; perverse.

Countervail :: Countervail (v. t.) To act against with equal force, power, or effect; to thwart or overcome by such action; to furnish an equivalent to or for; to counterbalance; to compensate..

Thwarter :: Thwarter (n.) A disease in sheep, indicated by shaking, trembling, or convulsive motions..

Athwart :: Athwart (adv.) Across, especially in an oblique direction; sidewise; obliquely..

Cross :: Cross (v. i.) To lie or be athwart.

Hostile :: Hostile (a.) Belonging or appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence, or a desire to thwart and injure; occupied by an enemy or enemies; inimical; unfriendly; as, a hostile force; hostile intentions; a hostile country; hostile to a sudden change..

Portate :: Portate (a.) Borne not erect, but diagonally athwart an escutcheon; as, a cross portate..

Double-banked :: Double-banked (a.) Applied to a kind of rowing in which the rowers sit side by side in twos, a pair of oars being worked from each bank or thwart..

Across :: Across (adv.) Obliquely; athwart; amiss; awry.

Overthwart :: Overthwart (adv.) Across; crosswise; transversely.

Travers :: Travers (a.) Across; athwart.

Aboard :: Aboard (prep.) Across; athwart.

Traverse :: Traverse (a.) To cross by way of opposition; to thwart with obstacles; to obstruct; to bring to naught.

Rub :: Rub (v. t.) To hinder; to cross; to thwart.

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