poikittain — meaning in English
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English meaning
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across
prep From one side of something to the other.
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aslant
adv At or on a slant; in a slanting or sloping direction.
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athwart
adv From side to side, often in an oblique manner; across or over.
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thwart
verb To stop someone from succeeding at a plan; to block or frustrate it.
Senses
poikittain is used for these senses in English:
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across
At or near the far end of (a space).
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aslant
(archaic, literary) Diagonally over or across.
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athwart
(nautical) Across the line of a ship's course, or across its deck.
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thwart
(obsolete) Across the direction of travel or length of; athwart, crosswise, obliquely, transversely.
across — full definition
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prep From one side of something to the other.
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prep On the opposite side of.
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adv From one side to the other; to the opposite side.
