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Definition of 'thrust'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) thrust
to push forcibly; shove.

2.  thrust
to put boldly forth or force acceptance of:
to thrust oneself into a conversation.

3.  thrust
to extend forcibly; present menacingly.

4.  thrust
Archaic. to stab or pierce, as with a sword.

5. (v.i.) thrust
to make a lunge or stab at something.

6.  thrust
to push or force one's way.

7.  thrust
to push against something.

8. (n.) thrust
an act or instance of thrusting.

9.  thrust
a lunge or stab, as with a sword.

10.  thrust
a linear reactive force exerted by a propeller, propulsive gases, etc., to propel a missile, ship, aircraft, or the like.

11.  thrust
Also called thrust fault. a low-angle geologic fault in which the hanging wall appears to have risen, relative to the footwall.

12.  thrust
the main point; essence.

13.  thrust
a pushing force or pressure exerted by a thing or a part against a contiguous one.

14.  thrust
the downward and outward force exerted by an arch on each side.

15.  thrust
a military assault; offensive.

Etymology: (1125–75; ME thrusten, thrysten (v.) < ON thr&ymacr;sta)

Definition of 'thrust'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) push, thrust
the force used in pushing
"the push of the water on the walls of the tank"; "the thrust of the jet engines"

2. (noun) stab, thrust, knife thrust
a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument
"one strong stab to the heart killed him"

3. (noun) drive, thrust, driving force
the act of applying force to propel something
"after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off"

4. (noun) thrust
verbal criticism
"he enlivened his editorials with barbed thrusts at politicians"

5. (verb) jab, jabbing, poke, poking, thrust, thrusting
a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
"he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist"

6. (verb) thrust
push forcefully
"He thrust his chin forward"

7. (verb) thrust, stuff, shove, squeeze
press or force
"Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand"

8. (verb) lunge, hurl, hurtle, thrust
make a thrusting forward movement

9. (verb) force, thrust
impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably
"She forced her diet fads on him"

10. (verb) pierce, thrust
penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument

11. (verb) thrust
force (molten rock) into pre-existing rock

12. (verb) thrust, push up
push upward
"The front of the trains that had collided head-on thrust up into the air"

13. (verb) throw, thrust
place or put with great energy
"She threw the blanket around the child"; "thrust the money in the hands of the beggar"

Definition of 'thrust'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) thrust
to push sth forcefully somewhere
He thrust the knife toward me.

2. (noun) thrust
the thrust of
the main point of sth
the thrust of her argument

3. thrust
a forceful push
a few thrusts of the sword

Definition of 'thrust'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) thrust
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

2. (noun) thrust
an attack; an assault

3. (noun) thrust
the force or pressure of one part of a construction against other parts; especially (Arch.), a horizontal or diagonal outward pressure, as of an arch against its abutments, or of rafters against the wall which support them

4. (noun) thrust
the breaking down of the roof of a gallery under its superincumbent weight

5. thrust
thrist

6. thrust
of Thrust

7. (verb) thrust
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

8. (verb) thrust
to stab; to pierce; -- usually with through

9. (verb) thrust
to make a push; to attack with a pointed weapon; as, a fencer thrusts at his antagonist

10. (verb) thrust
to enter by pushing; to squeeze in

11. (verb) thrust
to push forward; to come with force; to press on; to intrude

Translation of 'thrust'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to push suddenly and violently He thrust his spade into the ground; She thrust forward through the crowd.
Afrikaans: beur, steek	Arabic: يَدْفَع بِشِدَّه	Bulgarian: забивам
Brazilian: forçar	Czech: vrazit	German: stoßen
Danish: stikke; skubbe sig	Greek: σπρώχνω δυνατά και βίαια	Spanish: meter, hincar; abrirse pa
Estonian: tõukama, lükkama	Farsi: چپاندن؛ فرو کردن	Finnish: sysätä
French: enfoncer	Hebrew: לִדחוֹף	Hindi: ठेलना
Croatian: zabiti, rivati (se)	Hungarian: lök; előre tolakszik	Indonesian: menusukkan, mendorong
Icelandic: þrÿsta, troða	Italian: conficcare	Japanese: 突っ込む
Korean: 찔러넣다	Lithuanian: smeigti, kišti, veržtis	Latvian: grūst; durt; spraukties
Malay: menolak; merodokkan	Dutch: steken (zich worstelen)	Norwegian: stikke, kjøre; trenge seg
Polish: pchać się	Portuguese: forçar	Romanian: aînfige; a împinge
Russian: (в)тыкать; проталкивать(с	Slovenian: zariti; riniti se	Serbian: gurnuti
Swedish: sticka, köra, stöta, trän	Thai: ผลัก	Turkish: itmek, atılmak, saplamak
Taiwanese: 插入，擠入	Ukrainian: штовхати	Urdu: ڈھکيلنا
Vietnamese: xô mạnh, đẩy mạnh	Chinese: 插入，挤入
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