Part 739

<h1>Athink</h1> <Xpage=96>

<hw>A*think"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To repent; to displease; to disgust.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Athirst</h1> <Xpage=96>

<hw>A*thirst"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>ofthurst</ets>, AS. <ets>ofpyrsted</ets>, p. p. of <ets>ofpyrstan</ets>; pref. <ets>of-</ets>, intensive + <ets>pyrstan</ets> to thirst. See <er>Thirst</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Wanting drink; thirsty.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Having a keen appetite or desire; eager; longing.</def> "<i>Athirst</i> for battle."

<i>Cowper.</i>

<h1>Athlete</h1> <Xpage=96>

<hw>Ath"lete</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>athleta</ets>, Gr. <?/ prizefighter, fr. <?/ to contend for a prize, <?/, Hom. <?/, contest, <?/ prize; fr. the same root as E. <ets>wed</ets>: cf. F. <ets>athl\'8ate</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Antiq.)</fld> <def>One who contended for a prize in the public games of ancient Greece or Rome.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Any one trained to contend in exercises requiring great physical agility and strength; one who has great activity and strength; a champion.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>One fitted for, or skilled in, intellectual contests; <as>as, <ex>athletes</ex> of debate</as>.</def>

<h1>Athletic</h1> <Xpage=96>

<hw>Ath`let"ic</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>athleticus</ets>, Gr. <?/. See <er>Athlete</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Of or pertaining to athletes or to the exercises practiced by them; <as>as, <ex>athletic</ex> games or sports</as>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Befitting an athlete; strong; muscular; robust; vigorous; <as>as, <ex>athletic</ex> Celts</as>.</def> "<i>Athletic</i> soundness." <i>South</i>. -- <wordforms><wf>Ath*let"ic*al*ly</wf> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Athleticism</h1> <Xpage=96>

<hw>Ath*let"i*cism</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The practice of engaging in athletic games; athletism.</def>

<h1>Athletics</h1> <Xpage=96>

<hw>Ath*let"ics</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The art of training by athletic exercises; the games and sports of athletes.</def>

<h1>Athletism</h1> <Xpage=96>

<hw>Ath"le*tism</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The state or practice of an athlete; the characteristics of an athlete.</def>

<h1>Athwart</h1> <Xpage=96>

<hw>A*thwart"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>prep.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>thwart</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Across; from side to side of.</def>

<blockquote>Athwart the thicket lone. <i>Tennyson.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Across the direction or course of; <as>as, a fleet standing <ex>athwart</ex> our course</as>.</def>

<cs><col>Athwart hawse</col>, <cd>across the stem of another vessel, whether in contact or at a small distance.</cd> -- <col>Athwart ships</col>, <cd>across the ship from side to side, or in that direction; -- opposed to <i>fore and aft<i>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Athwart</h1> <Xpage=96>

<hw>A*thwart"</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>1. Across, especially in an oblique direction; sidewise; obliquely.</def>

<blockquote>Sometimes <b>athwart</b>, sometimes he strook him straight. <i>Spenser.</i></blockquote>