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thrust [n]
 
1)the force used in pushing; "the push of the water on the walls of the tank"; "the thrust of the jet engines"
    Synonyms :push 
    See Also: force  push_up  shove  press  force 
 
2)a thrusting blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument; "one strong stab to the heart killed him"
    Synonyms :knife_thrust stab 
    See Also: blow  pierce  hurl  jab  knife 
 
3)the act of applying force to propel something; "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off"
    Synonyms :drive driving_force 
    See Also: actuation  hurl  beat_back  firewall  impetus 
 
4)verbal criticism; "he enlivened his editorials with barbed thrusts at politicians"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: criticism 
 
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"
    Synonyms :jab jabbing poke poking thrusting 
    See Also: gesture  hurl  throw  dig  poke  jab 
 
thrust [v]
 
1)push forcefully; "He thrust his chin forward"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: force  barge  dig  jab  shoulder  boost  drive  pound  punch 
 
2)press or force; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand"
    Synonyms :shove squeeze stuff 
    See Also: force  shove  push 
 
3)make a thrusting forward movement
    Synonyms :hurl hurtle lunge 
    See Also: move  drive  knife_thrust  pusher  jab  cast  lunger  lunge  dart 
 
4)impose or thrust urgently, importunately, or inexorably; "She forced her diet fads on him"
    Synonyms :force 
    See Also: compel  force  force  stick 
 
5)penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
    Synonyms :pierce 
    See Also: penetrate  knife_thrust  stick  stick  peg  center_punch  empale  horn  gore  lance 
 
6)geology: thrust (molten rock) into pre-existing rock
    Synonyms :
    See Also: push_up  push 
 
7)push upward; "The front of the trains that had collided head-on thrust up into the air"
    Synonyms :push_up 
    See Also: jut  push 
 
8)place or put with great energy; "She threw the blanket around the child"; "thrust the money in the hands of the beggar"
    Synonyms :throw 
    See Also: lay  jab  throw  pop 
 




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