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thrust

noun

  1. the force used in pushing; “the push of the water on the walls of the tank”; “the thrust of the jet engines”

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  2. a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument; “one strong stab to the heart killed him”

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  3. the act of applying force to propel something; “after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off”

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  4. verbal criticism; “he enlivened his editorials with barbed thrusts at politicians”

  5. a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow); “he warned me with a jab with his finger”; “he made a thrusting motion with his fist”

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verb

  1. push forcefully; “He thrust his chin forward”

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  2. press or force; “Stuff money into an envelope”; “She thrust the letter into his hand”

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  3. make a thrusting forward movement

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  4. impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably; “She forced her diet fads on him”

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  5. penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument

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  6. force (molten rock) into pre-existing rock

  7. push upward; “The front of the trains that had collided head-on thrust up into the air”

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  8. place or put with great energy; “She threw the blanket around the child”; “thrust the money in the hands of the beggar”

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