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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"
The meaning of THRUST is to push or drive with force : shove. How to use thrust in a sentence.
THRUST definition: 1. to push suddenly and strongly: 2. the main idea, subject, or opinion that is discussed or…. Learn more.
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. geology. the compressive force in the earth's crust that produces recumbent folds and thrust or reverse faults. See thrust fault.
THRUST meaning: 1. to push suddenly and strongly: 2. the main idea, subject, or opinion that is discussed or…. Learn more.
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.
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.
thrust. [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.
