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thrust

/ thrust /
verb/noun

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
geology: thrust (molten rock) into pre-existing rock
Derived:
push
Verb group:
push up
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 2
push upward
"The front of the trains that had collided head-on thrust up into the air"
Type of:
stick out protrude jut out
Derived:
push
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb Sense 3
press or force
"Stuff money into an envelope"
"She thrust the letter into his hand"
Type of:
push force
Derived:
shove push
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 4
verbal criticism
"he enlivened his editorials with barbed thrusts at politicians"
Type of:
criticism unfavorable judgment
verb Sense 5
push forcefully
"He thrust his chin forward"
Type of:
push force
Kinds of:
jab prod stab poke dig
See also:
barge thrust ahead push forward
Usage Patterns:
Somebody's (body part) ----s
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 6
place or put with great energy
"She threw the blanket around the child"
"thrust the money in the hands of the beggar"
Type of:
put set place
Kinds of:
pop
Derived:
jab jabbing poke poking thrusting
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 7
penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
Type of:
penetrate perforate
Kinds of:
stick peg center punch transfix impale
Derived:
stab knife thrust
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 8
impose or thrust urgently, importunately, or inexorably
"She forced her diet fads on him"
Type of:
compel oblige obligate
Kinds of:
stick sting
Derived:
force power
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
Somebody ----s somebody Adjective/Noun
noun Sense 9
the force used in pushing
"the push of the water on the walls of the tank"
"the thrust of the jet engines"
Type of:
force
Derived:
push up stuff shove squeeze press
noun Sense 10
a thrusting blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument
"one strong stab to the heart killed him"
Type of:
blow
Derived:
pierce lunge hurl hurtle stab
noun Sense 11
the act of applying force to propel something
"after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off"
Type of:
propulsion actuation
Kinds of:
firewall impulse impulsion impetus
Derived:
lunge hurl hurtle repel drive
verb Sense 12
make a thrusting forward movement
Type of:
move
Kinds of:
dart
Derived:
drive driving force stab knife thrust pusher
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 13
a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
"he warned me with a jab with his finger"
"he made a thrusting motion with his fist"
Type of:
gesture
Derived:
lunge hurl hurtle throw jab
Semantic Complexity
97%
Sense Count
13
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
83
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

stick out protrude jut out push force criticism unfavorable judgment jab prod stab poke dig