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Quick definitions from WordNet (thrust)
▸ noun: verbal criticism ("He enlivened his editorials with barbed thrusts at politicians")
▸ noun: the act of applying force to propel something
▸ noun: a thrusting blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument
▸ noun: the force used in pushing ("The thrust of the jet engines")
▸ noun: a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow) ("He made a thrusting motion with his fist")
▸ verb: press or force ("She thrust the letter into his hand")
▸ verb: push upward ("The front of the trains that had collided head-on thrust up into the air")
▸ verb: geology: thrust (molten rock) into pre-existing rock
▸ verb: push forcefully ("He thrust his chin forward")
▸ verb: impose or thrust urgently, importunately, or inexorably
▸ verb: penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
▸ verb: place or put with great energy ("Thrust the money in the hands of the beggar")
▸ verb: make a thrusting forward movement
▸ Also see thrusts
▸ Word origin
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▸ Idioms related to thrust (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing thrust
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▸ Rhymes of thrust
▸ Invented words related to thrust
▸ noun: verbal criticism ("He enlivened his editorials with barbed thrusts at politicians")
▸ noun: the act of applying force to propel something
▸ noun: a thrusting blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument
▸ noun: the force used in pushing ("The thrust of the jet engines")
▸ noun: a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow) ("He made a thrusting motion with his fist")
▸ verb: press or force ("She thrust the letter into his hand")
▸ verb: push upward ("The front of the trains that had collided head-on thrust up into the air")
▸ verb: geology: thrust (molten rock) into pre-existing rock
▸ verb: push forcefully ("He thrust his chin forward")
▸ verb: impose or thrust urgently, importunately, or inexorably
▸ verb: penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
▸ verb: place or put with great energy ("Thrust the money in the hands of the beggar")
▸ verb: make a thrusting forward movement
▸ Also see thrusts
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to thrust
▸ Usage examples for thrust
▸ Idioms related to thrust (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing thrust
▸ Words that often appear near thrust
▸ Rhymes of thrust
▸ Invented words related to thrust