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thrust
has definitions from the field of physics
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[ verb ] push forcefully
Examples "He thrust his chin forward" Used in print (Breni James, Nights of the Kill....)Killpath peered through half closed lids at his reflection , thrust up his chin in a gesture of satisfaction and about-faced . |
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[ verb ] press or force
Examples "Stuff money into an envelope" "She thrust the letter into his hand" Used in print (Mignon G. Eberhart, The Cup, the Blade...)Here '' - She thrust a bundle of keys strung on a thick red cord into Sarah 's hand . She thrust the envelope back in the bag ; there was no point in locking it up in the armoire now , it was like locking the barn after the horse was stolen . (George Harmon Coxe, Error of Judgement....)Even before his mind had rounded_out the idea , he thrust one hand into his trousers pocket and pulled_out the six slugs he had taken from the revolver . |
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[ verb ] make a thrusting forward movement
Used in print (Clayton C. Barbeau, The Ikon....)Where their sharp edges seemed restless as sea waves thrusting themselves upward in angry motion , Papa-san sat glacier like , his smooth solidity , his very immobility defying all the turmoil about him . |
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[ verb ] impose or thrust urgently, importunately, or inexorably
Synonyms Examples "She forced her diet fads on him" Used in print (John F. Hayward, "Mimesis and Symbol in the Arts"...)These are like the initial ways in which the world forces itself upon the self and thrusts the self into decision and choice . (William C. Smith, "Why Fear Ideas?"...)Is the world better for having this idea thrust upon it ? |
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[ noun ] (physics) the force used in pushing
Synonyms Examples "the push of the water on the walls of the tank" "the thrust of the jet engines" Used in print ("Editorials"...)He has gained only one thing - he has exploded a 50 - megaton_bomb and he probably has rockets with sufficient thrust to lob it over the shorter intercontinental ranges . (Chicago Daily Tribune...)The concert opened with another big romantic score , Schumann's Overture_to_Manfred , which suffered fate , this time with orchestral thrusts to the Byronic point to keep it afloat . |
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[ noun ] the act of applying force to propel something
Synonyms Examples "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off" Used in print (The Dallas Morning News,...)Gannon contributed saving plays on the Falcons ' aerial thrusts in the late stages . Related terms |
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[ noun ] a thrusting blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument
Synonyms Examples "one strong stab to the heart killed him" Used in print (Peter Field, Rattlesnake Ridge....)Russ gave him a brutal thrust that tumbled him over flat on his stomach . |
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[ noun ] verbal criticism
Examples "he enlivened his editorials with barbed thrusts at politicians" Related terms |
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[ verb ] geology: thrust (molten rock) into pre-existing rock
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