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Yes, thwart is playable

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"Thwart" Definition

noun

Nautical A seat across a boat on which a rower may sit.
A seat extending athwart a boat.

adverb

Archaic Athwart; across.

adjective

Eager to oppose, especially wrongly; perverse.
Extending, lying, or passing across; transverse.
Situated or placed across something else .

verb-transitive

To oppose and defeat the efforts, plans, or ambitions of.
To prevent the occurrence, realization, or attainment of: They thwarted her plans.

verb

To run counter to so as to effectively oppose or baffle .
To oppose successfully defeat the hopes or aspirations of.
To pass through or across.

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