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