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thrust
(/T/r/@/st )

noun (n)

  • the force used in pushing(noun.phenomenon)
    Example:
    The thrust of the jet engines.
    Synonym:
    push
    source: wordnet30
  • a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    knife thrust, stab
    source: wordnet30
  • the act of applying force to propel something(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    drive, driving force
    source: wordnet30
  • verbal criticism(noun.communication)
    Example:
    He enlivened his editorials with barbed thrusts at politicians.
    source: wordnet30
  • a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)(noun.act)
    Example:
    He made a thrusting motion with his fist.
    Synonym:
    jab, jabbing, poke, poking, thrusting
    source: wordnet30
  • Thrist.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • A violent push or driving, as with a pointed weapon moved in the direction of its length, or with the hand or foot, or with any instrument; a stab; -- a word much used as a term of fencing.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • push forcefully(verb.motion)
    Example:
    He thrust his chin forward.
    source: wordnet30
  • press or force(verb.motion)
    Example:
    She thrust the letter into his hand.
    Synonym:
    shove, squeeze, stuff
    source: wordnet30
  • make a thrusting forward movement(verb.motion)
    Synonym:
    hurl, hurtle, lunge
    source: wordnet30
  • impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably(verb.communication)
    Synonym:
    force
    source: wordnet30
  • penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument(verb.contact)
    Synonym:
    pierce
    source: wordnet30
  • force (molten rock) into pre-existing rock(verb.stative)
    source: wordnet30
  • push upward(verb.stative)
    Example:
    The front of the trains that had collided head-on thrust up into the air.
    Synonym:
    boost up, push up, push up
    source: wordnet30
  • place or put with great energy(verb.contact)
    Example:
    Thrust the money in the hands of the beggar.
    Synonym:
    throw
    source: wordnet30
  • To push or drive with force; to drive, force, or impel; to shove; as, to thrust anything with the hand or foot, or with an instrument.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To make a push; to attack with a pointed weapon; as, a fencer thrusts at his antagonist.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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