Below are possible answers for the crossword clue Thwart.
5 letter answer(s) to thwart
AVERT
prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"
turn away or aside; "They averted their eyes when the King entered"
WARD OFF
6 letter answer(s) to thwart
DERAIL
cause to run off the tracks; "they had planned to derail the trains that carried atomic waste"
run off or leave the rails; "the train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks"
STYMIE
a situation in golf where an opponent's ball blocks the line between your ball and the hole
a thwarting and distressing situation
hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn"
4 letter answer(s) to thwart
FOIL
a device consisting of a flat or curved piece (as a metal plate) so that its surface reacts to the water it is passing through; "the fins of a fish act as hydrofoils"
a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button
a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal; "the photographic film was wrapped in foil"
anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities; "pretty girls like plain friends as foils"
cover or back with foil; "foil mirrors"
enhance by contrast; "In this picture, the figures are foiled against the background"
Fencing sword
hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"
picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector
9 letter answer(s) to thwart
FRUSTRATE
Hinder
hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"
treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"
7 letter answer(s) to thwart
SCUPPER
drain that allows water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard
put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
To sink a ship.
wait in hiding to attack
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