Definition of thrusts

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Definition of thrusts

  • the act of applying force to propel something (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. drive
    2. driving force
  • push upward (verb)

    Examples

    1. The front of the trains that had collided head-on thrust up into the air

    Synonyms

    1. push up
  • penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. pierce
  • make a thrusting forward movement (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. hurl
    2. hurtle
    3. lunge
  • impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. force
  • a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. knife thrust
    2. stab
  • place or put with great energy (verb)

    Examples

    1. thrust the money in the hands of the beggar

    Synonyms

    1. throw
  • the force used in pushing (noun)

    Examples

    1. the thrust of the jet engines

    Synonyms

    1. push
  • press or force (verb)

    Examples

    1. She thrust the letter into his hand

    Synonyms

    1. shove
    2. squeeze
    3. stuff
  • a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow) (noun)

    Examples

    1. he made a thrusting motion with his fist

    Synonyms

    1. jab
    2. jabbing
    3. poke
    4. poking
    5. thrusting
  • force (molten rock) into pre-existing rock (verb)
  • push forcefully (verb)

    Examples

    1. He thrust his chin forward
  • verbal criticism (noun)

    Examples

    1. he enlivened his editorials with barbed thrusts at politicians

See definition of thrusts in Merriam Webster