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From side to side; crosswise or transversely.
(adverb)
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So as to thwart, obstruct, or oppose; perversely.
(adverb)
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From one side to the other of; across: "the Stars that shoot athwart the Night” ( Alexander Pope).
(preposition)
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Contrary to; against.
(preposition)
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Nautical Across the course, line, or length of.
(preposition)
American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.