thruster

To push or drive quickly and forcibly. See Synonyms at push.

To issue or extend: poplars thrusting their branches upward; thrust out his finger.

To force into a specified condition or situation: She thrust herself through the crowd. He was thrust into a position of awesome responsibility.

To include or interpolate improperly.

To force on an unwilling or improper recipient: "Some have greatness thrust upon them" (Shakespeare).

Archaic To stab; pierce.

To shove something into or at something else; push.

To pierce or stab with or as if with a pointed weapon.

To force one's way.

A forceful shove or push.

1. A driving force or pressure.

2. The forward-directed force developed in a jet or rocket engine as a reaction to the high-velocity rearward ejection of exhaust gases.

A piercing movement made with or as if with a pointed weapon; a stab.

The essence; the point: The whole thrust of the project was to make money.

Architecture Outward or lateral stress in a structure, as that exerted by an arch or vault.

An attack or assault, especially by an armed force.