Meaning & Definition of Thrust in English
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Thrust
/θrəst/
noun
1. The force used in pushing
- "The push of the water on the walls of the tank"
- "The thrust of the jet engines"
synonym:
- push,
- thrust
2. A strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument
- "One strong stab to the heart killed him"
synonym:
- stab,
- thrust,
- knife thrust
3. The act of applying force to propel something
- "After reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off"
synonym:
- drive,
- thrust,
- driving force
4. Verbal criticism
- "He enlivened his editorials with barbed thrusts at politicians"
synonym:
- thrust
5. A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
- "He warned me with a jab with his finger"
- "He made a thrusting motion with his fist"
synonym:
- jab,
- jabbing,
- poke,
- poking,
- thrust,
- thrusting
verb
1. Push forcefully
- "He thrust his chin forward"
synonym:
- thrust
2. Press or force
- "Stuff money into an envelope"
- "She thrust the letter into his hand"
synonym:
- thrust,
- stuff,
- shove,
- squeeze
3. Make a thrusting forward movement
synonym:
- lunge,
- hurl,
- hurtle,
- thrust
4. Impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably
- "She forced her diet fads on him"
synonym:
- force,
- thrust
5. Penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
synonym:
- pierce,
- thrust
6. Force (molten rock) into pre-existing rock
synonym:
- thrust
7. Push upward
- "The front of the trains that had collided head-on thrust up into the air"
synonym:
- thrust,
- push up
8. Place or put with great energy
- "She threw the blanket around the child"
- "Thrust the money in the hands of the beggar"
synonym:
- throw,
- thrust
Examples of using
The hare went out to the porch to scratch his balls. He thrust his paw - no balls there! Thus he fell down from the porch.
Orina wrote something on a piece of paper and thrust it into Pyotyr's hand from under the table.
He thrust me aside.