v. |
[1] |
thwart
,
offset
,
defeat
,
baffle
,
balk
,
parry
,
frustrate
,
counter
,
check
,
impede
,
hamper
,
outwit
,
circumvent
,
checkmate
,
daunt
,
disconcert
,
discomfit
,
disappoint
,
pull the rug out from under (someone)
,
cut the ground from under someone's feet
,
nullify
,
nip in the bud
,
countervail (against)
,
(Brit) put a spoke in (someone's) wheel
,
(Colloq) clip (someone's) wings
,
cut (someone) down to size
,
spoil (someone's) game
,
(Mainly US/Canadian) faze
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[2] |
thwart
,
queer
,
spoil
,
scotch
,
cross
,
frustrate
,
baffle
,
bilk
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