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thrust (t̸hrust)

transitive verb thrust, thrust′·ing

  1. to push with sudden force; shove; drive
  2. to pierce; stab
  3. to force or impose (oneself or another) upon someone else or into some position or situation
  4. to interject or interpose (a remark, question, etc.)
  5. to extend, as in growth the tree thrusts its branches high

Etymology: ME thrusten, thristen < ON thrysta < IE *treud-, to squeeze, push > threat, L trudere

intransitive verb

  1. to push or shove against something
  2. to make a thrust, stab, or lunge, as with a sword
  3. to force one's way (into, through, etc.)
  4. to extend, as in growth

noun

  1. the act of thrusting; specif.,
    1. a sudden, forceful push or shove
    2. a lunge or stab, as with a sword
    3. any sudden attack
  2. continuous pressure of one part against another, as of a rafter against a wall
    1. the driving force of a propeller in the line of its shaft
    2. the forward force produced in reaction to the gases escaping rearward from a jet or rocket engine
    1. forward movement; impetus the thrust of machine technology
    2. energy; drive
  5. ☆ the basic meaning or purpose; point; force the thrust of a speech
  6. Geol. an almost horizontal fault in which the hanging wall seems to have been pushed upward in relation to the footwall

thrust Synonyms

thrust

n.

  1. A jab

    punch, stab, poke, shove, wallop, smack, dig, nick, clout, cut, clip*, lam*, wham*, whack*; see also blow 1.

  2. An attack

    onset, onslaught, advance; see attack 1.

  3. A strong push

    drive, impetus, momentum, impulsion, propulsion, pressure; see also push.

thrust Synonyms

thrust

v.

  1. To jab

    poke, push, shove, stab, pierce, interject, stick, transfix, ram, punch, wallop, hang one on*, elbow one's way*; see also hit 1.

    Antonyms return*, fall back, retaliate.

  2. To attack

    assault, assail, push forward; see attack 1.

thrust Usage Examples

Object

  • spear: Another ape thrust a spear at him; but Prak slithered sideways on the bloody flags, and went tumbling down the next flight.
  • sword: The soldiers just thrust the sword directly between the enemies ' rib cage, and this is known as a serpent's thrust.

Converse of object

  • parry: He spun round - just managed to parry a vicious upward thrust aimed at his heart.

Preposition: into

  • limelight: But when her anti-Bush slogan hits the headlines, she herself is thrust into the limelight.
  • spotlight: Lord Cullen is a lawyer of rare distinction who has been thrust into the public spotlight by sad events.

Adjective modifier

  • squat: Alternate leg squat thrusts - count reps on 1 leg only.
  • main: Thus warned, the main thrust of their disdain is aimed at Alan Parker, not the subject, followed by the writing.
  • pelvic: Folic acid what you need to know Do your pelvic thrusts!
  • upward: He spun round - just managed to parry a vicious upward thrust aimed at his heart.
  • broad: The broad thrust of the Group's strategy remains unchanged.
  • reverse: The engine sound will initially decrease to idle speed, but then increase as reverse thrust is applied.

Modifies a noun

  • reverser: Each of the ducts has a pair of servo tabs that works in a similar manner to the thrust reversers on jet engines.
  • washer: If the gears are in the correct position then slide the new thrust washers into place between the carrier and planet gear.
  • bearing: A common problem with endfloat is a lack of thrust bearings or washers at the ends of the slow motion shaft.
  • fault: Drainage incision also indicates uplift at depth on thrust faults dipping eastwards beneath the folds.
  • axis: Of note is the fact that the use of the thrust axis largely eliminates the x-dependence of the thrust.

Noun used with modifier

  • greatness: But some have greatness thrust upon them, even when they also have an unfortunate sexual attraction to vampires.
  • spear: His tomb shows an angel bearing his soul to Heaven and apparently his spear thrust into a dragon's jaw.
  • jaw: First using onl " jaw thrust " to open the airway.

Followed by an intransitive particle

  • aside: But they are rapidly being thrust aside by the avowed revolutionaries, whose influence is increased every time the government capitulates to them.
thrust Quotes

Ist es schwer und kann es ein AuÞenseiter begreifen,dass man eine Geschichte von ihrem Anfang in sich erlebt, vom fernen Punkt bis zu der heranfahrenden Lokomotive aus Stahl, Kohl und Dampf, sie aber auchjetzt noch nicht verl a« sst, sondern von ihr gejagt wird und aus eigenem Schwung vor ihr l a« uft, wohin sie nur st o« Þt und wohin man sie lockt. It is so difficult and can an outsider understand that you experience a story within yourself from its beginning, fromthe distant point up to theapproaching locomotive of steel, coal and steam, and you don't abandon it even now, but want to be pursued by it and have time for it, therefore are pursued by it and of your own volition run before it wherever it may thrust and wherever you may lure it.

—Kafka, Franz

Browse dictionary entries near thrust

  1. ‹ thrush
  2. ‹ thrum
  3. ‹ thru
  4. ‹ throwster
  5. ‹ thrown
  6. ‹ throwback
  7. ‹ throwaway
  8. ‹ throw-weight
  9. ‹ throw up to
  10. ‹ throw up
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