thrust

Thrust is defined as to quickly push with force.

(verb)

The definition of a thrust is the act of pushing with force.

(noun)

An example of thrust is a fish being expelled from the ocean by a strong wave.

See thrust in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb thrust, thrusting

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

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

intransitive verb

noun

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
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
☆ the basic meaning or purpose; point; force: the thrust of a speech
Geol. an almost horizontal fault in which the hanging wall seems to have been pushed upward in relation to the footwall
in full thrust fault

See thrust in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb thrust thrust, thrust·ing, thrusts

verb, transitive

To push or drive quickly and forcibly. See Synonyms at push.
To issue or extend: poplars thrusting their branches upward; thrust out his finger.
To force into a specified condition or situation: She thrust herself through the crowd. He was thrust into a position of awesome responsibility.
To include or interpolate improperly.
To force on an unwilling or improper recipient: “Some have greatness thrust upon them” (Shakespeare).
Archaic To stab; pierce.

verb, intransitive

noun

A forceful shove or push.
a. A driving force or pressure.
b. The forward-directed force developed in a jet or rocket engine as a reaction to the high-velocity rearward ejection of exhaust gases.
A piercing movement made with or as if with a pointed weapon; a stab.
The essence; the point: The whole thrust of the project was to make money.
Architecture Outward or lateral stress in a structure, as that exerted by an arch or vault.
An attack or assault, especially by an armed force.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English thrusten

Origin: , from Old Norse thrȳsta; see treud- in Indo-European roots

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