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thrust

  [thruhst] ,verb, thrust, thrust⋅ing, noun
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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.
–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.
13. Machinery. a pushing force or pressure exerted by a thing or a part against a contiguous one.
14. Architecture. the downward and outward force exerted by an arch on each side.
15. an organized military attack; assault; offensive.
Origin:
1125–75; ME thrusten, thrysten (v.) < ON thrȳsta to thrust, force, press
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thrust   (thrŭst)   
v.   thrust, thrust·ing, thrusts

v.   tr.
  1. To push or drive quickly and forcibly. See Synonyms at push.
  2. To issue or extend: poplars thrusting their branches upward; thrust out his finger.
  3. To force into a specified condition or situation: She thrust herself through the crowd. He was thrust into a position of awesome responsibility.
  4. To include or interpolate improperly.
  5. To force on an unwilling or improper recipient: "Some have greatness thrust upon them" (Shakespeare).
  6. Archaic To stab; pierce.
v.   intr.
  1. To shove something into or at something else; push.
  2. To pierce or stab with or as if with a pointed weapon.
  3. To force one's way.
n.  
  1. 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.
  3. A piercing movement made with or as if with a pointed weapon; a stab.
  4. The essence; the point: The whole thrust of the project was to make money.
  5. Architecture Outward or lateral stress in a structure, as that exerted by an arch or vault.
  6. An attack or assault, especially by an armed force.

[Middle English thrusten, from Old Norse thrȳsta; see treud- in Indo-European roots.]
thrust'er n., thrust'ful adj.
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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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