thrust

Definitions

1. 1noun & verb

   Thrist.

2. 2past tense & past participle

   of Thrust

3. 3transitive verb

   To push or drive with force; to drive, force, or impel; to shove; as, to thrust anything with the hand or foot, or with an instrument.

4. 4transitive verb

   To stab; to pierce; -- usually with through.

5. 5intransitive verb

   To make a push; to attack with a pointed weapon; as, a fencer thrusts at his antagonist.

6. 6intransitive verb

   To enter by pushing; to squeeze in.

7. 7intransitive verb

   To push forward; to come with force; to press on; to intrude.

8. 8noun

   A violent push or driving, as with a pointed weapon moved in the direction of its length, or with the hand or foot, or with any instrument; a stab; -- a word much used as a term of fencing.

9. 9noun

   An attack; an assault.

10. 10noun

    The force or pressure of one part of a construction against other parts; especially (Arch.), a horizontal or diagonal outward pressure, as of an arch against its abutments, or of rafters against the wall which support them.

11. 11noun

    The breaking down of the roof of a gallery under its superincumbent weight.

12. 12noun

    the act of applying force to propel something

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

    Synonyms

    drive
13. 13noun

    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

    jabjabbingpokepokingthrusting
14. 14noun

    a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument

    "one strong stab to the heart killed him"

    Synonyms

    stab
15. 15noun

    verbal criticism

    "he enlivened his editorials with barbed thrusts at politicians"

16. 16noun

    the force used in pushing

    "the push of the water on the walls of the tank"

    "the thrust of the jet engines"

    Synonyms

    push
17. 17verb

    impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably

    "She forced her diet fads on him"

    Synonyms

    force
18. 18verb

    penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument

    Synonyms

    pierce
19. 19verb

    place or put with great energy

    "She threw the blanket around the child"

    "thrust the money in the hands of the beggar"

    Synonyms

    throw
20. 20verb

    push forcefully

    "He thrust his chin forward"

21. 21verb

    make a thrusting forward movement

    Synonyms

    hurlhurtlelunge
22. 22verb

    press or force

    "Stuff money into an envelope"

    "She thrust the letter into his hand"

    Synonyms

    shovesqueezestuff
23. 23verb

    push upward

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

24. 24verb

    force (molten rock) into pre-existing rock