[{"word":"athwart","phonetic":"/əˈθwɔː(ɹ)t/","phonetics":[{"text":"/əˈθwɔː(ɹ)t/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"adverb","definitions":[{"definition":"From side to side; across.","synonyms":["overthwart"],"antonyms":[],"example":"Above, the stars appeared to move slowly athwart."},{"definition":"Across the path (of something).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"a fleet standing athwart our course"},{"definition":"Wrongly; perplexingly.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["overthwart"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"preposition","definitions":[{"definition":"From one side to the other side of.","synonyms":["overthwart"],"antonyms":[],"example":"The stars moved slowly athwart the sky."},{"definition":"Across the line of a ship's course or across its deck.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The damaged mainmast fell athwart the deck, destroying the ship's boat."},{"definition":"Across the path or course of; opposing.","synonyms":["opposing"],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["opposing","overthwart"],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/athwart"]}]