Defenition of the word thrust

• Defenition of the word thrust

  • To impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably.
  • The act of applying force to propel something.
  • A strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument.
  • Verbal criticism.
  • The force used in pushing.
  • To push forcefully.
  • To press or force.
  • the act of applying force to propel something; "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off"
  • impose or thrust urgently, importunately, or inexorably; "She forced her diet fads on him"
  • a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow); "he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist"
  • make a thrusting forward movement
  • penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
  • the force used in pushing; "the push of the water on the walls of the tank"; "the thrust of the jet engines"
  • a thrusting blow with a knife
  • verbal criticism; "he enlivened his editorials with barbed thrusts at politicians"
  • push forcefully; "He thrust his chin forward"
  • push upward; "The front of the trains that had collided head-on thrust up into the air"
  • press or force; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand"
  • a thrusting blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument; "one strong stab to the heart killed him"
  • place or put with great energy; "She threw the blanket around the child"; "thrust the money in the hands of the beggar"
  • geology: thrust (molten rock) into pre-existing rock
  • the act of applying force to propel something
  • a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
  • a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument
  • verbal criticism
  • the force used in pushing
  • impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably
  • place or put with great energy
  • push forcefully
  • press or force
  • push upward
  • force (molten rock) into pre-existing rock

Synonyms for the word thrust

• • drive
  • driving force
  • force
  • hurl
  • hurtle
  • jab
  • jabbing
  • knife thrust
  • lunge
  • pierce
  • poke
  • poking
  • push
  • push up
  • shove
  • squeeze
  • stab
  • stuff
  • thrusting

Similar words in the thrust

• • barge
  • push forward
  • thrust ahead

Hyponyms for the word thrust

• • boost
  • center punch
  • dart
  • dig
  • drive
  • empale
  • firewall
  • force
  • gore
  • horn
  • impale
  • impetus
  • impulse
  • impulsion
  • jab
  • lance
  • lunge
  • passado
  • peg
  • poke
  • pop
  • pound
  • prod
  • punch
  • ram
  • ram down
  • remise
  • riposte
  • shoulder
  • spike
  • stab
  • stick
  • sting
  • straight thrust
  • transfix
  • tusk

Hypernyms for the word thrust

• • actuation
  • blow
  • compel
  • criticism
  • force
  • gesture
  • jut
  • jut out
  • lay
  • move
  • obligate
  • oblige
  • penetrate
  • perforate
  • place
  • pose
  • position
  • project
  • propulsion
  • protrude
  • push
  • put
  • set
  • stick out
  • unfavorable judgment

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