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- DictionaryThrust/THrəst/
verb
- 1. push (something or someone) suddenly or violently in the specified direction: "she thrust her hands into her pockets"
noun
- 1. a sudden or violent lunge with a pointed weapon or a bodily part: "he drove the blade upward with one powerful thrust"
- 2. the propulsive force of a jet or rocket engine: "the engine was a Russian-built Nene of higher thrust than the original models"
to push suddenly and strongly: She thrust the money into his hand. They thrust a microphone in front of me and fired questions at me. She thrust the papers at me (= toward me). The bodyguards thrust past the crowd to get at the cameraman. Synonym. lunge. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Pushing and shoving. bat something/someone away.
To thrust is to push forward quickly and forcibly, like the way a pirate would plunge or thrust a sword into his enemy. Thrust is often used when you're talking about knives or swords or jabbing someone with something. In fact, a thrust refers to a sharp blow or stab.
1. To push or drive quickly and forcefully: thrust a pole into the ground. See Synonyms at push. 2. To cause to project or extend: poplars thrusting their branches upward; thrust out his finger. 3. a. To force into a specified condition or situation: He was thrust into a position of awesome responsibility. b.
[transitive, intransitive] to push something/somebody suddenly or violently in a particular direction; to move quickly and suddenly in a particular direction. thrust something/somebody/yourself + adv/prep. He thrust the baby into my arms and ran off. She thrust her hands deep into her pockets.
to push forcibly; shove; put or drive with force: He thrust his way through the crowd. She thrust a dagger into his back. She thrust a dagger into his back. 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.
noun. uk / θrʌst / us. [ C, U ] a strong push or the power used to push something forward. the thrust of sth. the main part or ideas of what someone says or does: The main thrust of our work involves helping victims of crime. (Definition of thrust from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of thrust.
6 days ago · 1. transitive verb. If you thrust something or someone somewhere, you push or move them there quickly with a lot of force. They thrust him into the back of a jeep. Synonyms: push, force, shove, drive More Synonyms of thrust. 2. transitive verb. If you thrust your way somewhere, you move there, pushing between people or things which are in your way.
