Definition of thrust

"thrust" in the noun sense

1. 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. stab, thrust, knife thrust

a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument

"one strong stab to the heart killed him"

3. drive, thrust, driving force

the act of applying force to propel something

"after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off"

4. thrust

verbal criticism

"he enlivened his editorials with barbed thrusts at politicians"

5. 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"

"thrust" in the verb sense

1. thrust

push forcefully

"He thrust his chin forward"

2. thrust, stuff, shove, squeeze

press or force

"Stuff money into an envelope"

"She thrust the letter into his hand"

3. lunge, hurl, hurtle, thrust

make a thrusting forward movement

4. force, thrust

impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably

"She forced her diet fads on him"

5. pierce, thrust

penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument

6. thrust

force (molten rock) into pre-existing rock

7. thrust, push up

push upward

"The front of the trains that had collided head-on thrust up into the air"

8. throw, thrust

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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Quotations for thrust

He that would win his dame must do
As love does when he draws his bow;
With one hand thrust the lady from,
And with the other pull her home. [ Butler ]

To thrust one's foot under another man's table. [ Proverb ]

Be a man!
Bear thine own burden; never think to thrust thy fate upon another. [ Robert Browning ]

Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them. [ William Shakespeare ]

We have been thrust into the world - we know not why; and we must die to become - we know not what. [ Mme. d'Albany ]

Trifling precautions will often prevent great mischiefs; as a slight turn of the wrist parries a mortal thrust. [ R. Sharp ]

Earnest is the aspect of necessity. Not without a shudder is the hand of man thrust into the mysterious urn of fate. [ Friedrich Schiller ]

I never thrust my nose into other men's porridge. It is no bread and butter of mine: Every man for himself and God for us all. [ Cervantes ]

thrust in Scrabble®

The word thrust is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 9

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The word thrust is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 9

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Words within the letters of thrust

2 letter words in thrust (2 words)

3 letter words in thrust (3 words)

4 letter words in thrust (8 words)

5 letter words in thrust (4 words)

6 letter words in thrust (Anagrams) (2 words)

thrust + 1 blank (2 words)

Word Growth involving thrust

Shorter words in thrust

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Longer words containing thrust

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rethrust prethrust

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thrustful

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