nnoun.artifacta crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboatSynset:cross thwart
Part Holonyms:dinghy dory rowboat
Hypernyms:crosspiece
Inherited Hypernyms:thwartcrosspiecebracestrengthenerdeviceinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:thwartcrosspiecebracestructural membersupportdeviceinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
vverb.socialhinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) ofSynset:baffle bilk cross foil frustrate queer scotch spoil
Examples:- What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge
- foil your opponent
Derivationally Related Form:crossfrustrationthwartingthwarterfoilingfrustrative
Hypernyms:forbid foreclose forestall preclude prevent
Inherited Hypernyms:thwartprevent
Direct Hyponyms:dashdisappointlet downruinshort-circuit
Full Troponyms:breakdashdisappointdisenchantfailfall shortruinshipwreckshort-circuitundo
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something | Sam cannot --- Sue (apply to: cross)