Sekirov Dictionary

thrust

/θɹʌst/

verb 6
noun 4
forms 6
phrases 2

verb6

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To push out or extend rapidly or powerfully.
- He thrust his arm into the icy stream and grabbed a wriggling fish, astounding the observers.
- Towers thrusting skyward.
•
To push or drive with force; to shove.
- Into a Dungeon thrust, to work with Slaves? — 1671
•
To force something upon someone.
- I asked her not to thrust the responsibility on me.
•
To make advance with force.
- We thrust at the enemy with our forces.
•
To enter by pushing; to squeeze in.
- And thrust between my father and the god. — 1692
To stab; to pierce; usually with through.

noun4

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An attack made by moving the sword parallel to its length and landing with the point.
- Pierre was a master swordsman, and could parry the thrusts of lesser men with barely a thought.
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(figurative) The primary effort; the goal.
- Ostensibly, the class was about public health in general, but the main thrust was really sex education.
•
A push, stab, or lunge forward.
- The cutpurse tried to knock her satchel from her hands, but she avoided his thrust and yelled, "Thief!"
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The force generated by propulsion, as in a jet engine.
- Spacecraft are engineering marvels, designed to resist the thrust of liftoff, as well as the reverse pressure of the void.

forms

thrusted · thrustedst · thrusting · thrusteth · thrusts · thrustest

Phrases with thrust

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