"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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