[əˈθwɔːt], (Adposition)

Definitions:
- from side to side of; across
(e.g: a counter was placed athwart the entrance)

- in opposition to; counter to
(e.g: these statistics run sharply athwart conventional presumptions)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from a- ‘on’ + thwart

[əˈθwɔːt], (Adverb)

Definitions:
- across from side to side; transversely
(e.g: one table running athwart was all the room would hold)

- so as to be perverse or contradictory
(e.g: our words ran athwart and we ended up at cross purposes)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from a- ‘on’ + thwart