thrust
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verb (used with object)
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 conversation between others; to thrust a dollar into the waiter's hand.
3.
to extend; present: He thrust his fist in front of my face.
4.
Archaic. to stab or pierce, as with a sword: She thrust his back with a dagger.
verb (used without object)
5.
to push against something.
6.
to push or force one's way, as against obstacles or through a crowd.
7.
to make a thrust, lunge, or stab at something.
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noun
8.
an act or instance of thrusting; a forcible push or shove; lunge or stab.
9.
a lunge or stab, as with a sword.
10.
Mechanics. a linear reactive force exerted by a propeller, propulsive gases, etc., to propel a ship, aircraft, etc.
11.
Geology. a compressive strain in the crust of the earth that, in its most characteristic development, produces reverse or thrust faults.
12.
the main point, purpose, or essence: The thrust of his speech was an urgent appeal for votes.
Origin:
1125–75; Middle English thrusten, thrysten (v.) < Old Norse thrȳsta to thrust, force, press
1125–75; Middle English thrusten, thrysten (v.) < Old Norse thrȳsta to thrust, force, press
Related forms
coun·ter·thrust, noun
pre·thrust, noun, verb (used with object), pre·thrust, pre·thrust·ing.
un·thrust, adjective
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thrust (θrʌst) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb (foll by through) (foll by at) , thrusts, thrusting, thrust | |
| 1. | (tr) to push (someone or something) with force or sudden strength: she thrust him away; she thrust it into the fire |
| 2. | (tr) to force or impose upon (someone) or into (some condition or situation): they thrust extra responsibilities upon her; she was thrust into the limelight |
| 3. | to pierce; stab |
| 4. | (intr; |
| 5. | (intr) to push forwards, upwards, or outwards |
| 6. | to make a stab or lunge at (a person or thing) |
| —n | |
| 7. | a forceful drive, push, stab, or lunge |
| 8. | a force, esp one that produces motion |
| 9. | a. a propulsive force produced by the fluid pressure or the change of momentum of the fluid in a jet engine, rocket engine, etc |
| b. a similar force produced by a propeller | |
| 10. | a pressure that is exerted continuously by one part of an object, structure, etc, against another, esp the axial force by or on a shaft |
| 11. | geology |
| a. the compressive force in the earth's crust that produces recumbent folds and thrust or reverse faults | |
| b. See thrust fault | |
| 12. | civil engineering a force exerted in a downwards and outwards direction, as by an arch or rafter, or the horizontal force exerted by retained earth |
| 13. | force, impetus, or drive: a man with thrust and energy |
| 14. | the essential or most forceful part: the thrust of the argument |
| [C12: from Old Norse thrysta; related to Latin trūdere; see | |
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Word Origin & History
thrust
c.1175, from O.N. þrysta "to thrust, force," from P.Gmc. *thrustijanan, perhaps from PIE *trud- "push, press" (see threat), but OED finds this derivation doubtful. The noun is recorded from 1513; fig. sense of "principal theme, aim, point, purpose" is recorded from 1968.
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Science Dictionary
| thrust (thrŭst) Pronunciation Key
The force that propels an object in a given direction, especially when generated by the object itself, as by an engine or rocket. |
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Example sentences
The deathblow is delivered with a quick thrust of the sharp bill, and the prey is swallowed whole.
On the one hand the thrust of his proposals should make the schemes a lot more affordable.
They can rise a few feet from the ocean bottom, or thrust thousands of feet high into the water column.
Highly exothermic chemical reactions are needed to thrust spacecraft into the air.
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