thrust

thrust
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noun
1 strong push
ADJECTIVE
▪ backward, downward, forward, upward
▪ powerful
▪ quick
▪ knife, sword
▪

The realization that she was gone was like a knife thrust.

▪ pelvic
VERB + THRUST
▪ deliver, make
▪

The army made an aggressive thrust towards/toward the front line.

▪ parry
PREPOSITION
▪ thrust into
▪

a thrust into the unknown

2 the thrust main part/ideas
ADJECTIVE
▪ basic, broad (esp. BrE), central, general, main, major, overall, primary (esp. AmE), whole
▪

She explained the broad thrust of the party's policies.

▪ dramatic, narrative, political
▪

The dramatic thrust of the movie centres around the conflict between the brothers.

PREPOSITION
▪ thrust of
▪

the main thrust of his argument

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verb
ADVERB
▪ deep, deeply
▪ hard
▪ quickly, suddenly
▪

She suddenly thrust out her arm.

▪ aside, away, back, forward, out, up, upwards/upward
PREPOSITION
▪ at
▪

He thrust a piece of paper at me.

▪ into
▪

She thrust her hands deep into her pockets.

PHRASES
▪ thrust your way
▪

She thrust her way through the dense undergrowth.

Thrust is used with these nouns as the object: ↑bayonet, ↑elbow, ↑finger, ↑fist, ↑hip, ↑knife, ↑pelvis, ↑spear, ↑sword

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  • Thrust — is a reaction force described quantitatively by Newton s Second and Third Laws. When a system expels or accelerates mass in one direction the accelerated mass will cause a proportional but opposite force on that system.ExamplesA fixed wing… …   Wikipedia

  • Thrust — Thrust, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Thrust}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Thrusting}.] [OE. ?rusten, ?risten, ?resten, Icel. ?r?st? to thrust, press, force, compel; perhaps akin to E. threat.] 1. To push or drive with force; to drive, force, or impel; to shove; as …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Thrust — Thrust, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Thrust}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Thrusting}.] [OE. ?rusten, ?risten, ?resten, Icel. ?r?st? to thrust, press, force, compel; perhaps akin to E. threat.] 1. To push or drive with force; to drive, force, or impel; to shove; as …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • thrust — /thrust/, v., thrust, thrusting, n. v.t. 1. to push forcibly; shove; put or drive with force: He thrust his way through the crowd. She thrust a dagger into his back. 2. to put boldly forth or impose acceptance of: to thrust oneself into a… …   Universalium

  • Thrust — Thrust, n. 1. 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. [1913 Webster] [Polites] Pyrrhus with his… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • thrust — [thrust] vt. thrust, thrusting [ME thrusten, thristen < ON thrysta < IE * treud , to squeeze, push > THREAT, L trudere] 1. to push with sudden force; shove; drive 2. to pierce; stab 3. to force or impose (oneself or another) upon someone …   English World dictionary

  • Thrust — Thrust, v. i. 1. To make a push; to attack with a pointed weapon; as, a fencer thrusts at his antagonist. [1913 Webster] 2. To enter by pushing; to squeeze in. [1913 Webster] And thrust between my father and the god. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 3. To… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • thrust — ► VERB (past and past part. thrust) 1) push suddenly or violently. 2) make one s way forcibly. 3) project conspicuously: the jetty thrust out into the water. 4) (thrust on/upon) impose (something) unwelcome on. ► NOUN …   English terms dictionary

  • thrust — [n1] point of communication burden, core, effect, gist, meaning, meat*, pith*, purport, sense, short, substance, upshot; concept 682 thrust [n2] forward movement advance, blitz, boost, drive, impetus, impulsion, jump, lunge, momentum, onset,… …   New thesaurus

  • Thrust — Thrust, n. & v. Thrist. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Thrust — Album par Herbie Hancock Sortie 1974 Enregistrement août 1974 à Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco Durée 48:01 Genre Jazz fusion, funk Producteur Da …   Wikipédia en Français

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