thrust

About 11.95 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun An attack made by moving the sword parallel to its length and landing with the point.

   Pierre was a master swordsman, and could parry the thrusts of lesser men with barely a thought.

2. noun A push, stab, or lunge forward.

   The cutpurse tried to knock her satchel from her hands, but she avoided his thrust and yelled, "Thief!"

3. noun The force generated by propulsion, as in a jet engine.

   Spacecraft are engineering marvels, designed to resist the thrust of liftoff, as well as the reverse pressure of the void.

4. noun The primary effort; the goal.

   Ostensibly, the class was about public health in general, but the main thrust was really sex education.

5. verb To make advance with force.

   We thrust at the enemy with our forces.

6. verb To force something upon someone.

   I asked her not to thrust the responsibility on me.

7. verb To push out or extend rapidly or powerfully.

   He thrust his arm into the icy stream and grabbed a wriggling fish, astounding the observers.

8. verb To push or drive with force; to shove.

   to thrust anything with the hand or foot, or with an instrument

Similar words

lunge jab jabbing stab poke poking hurl pierce hurtle shove

Often followed by

of into upon the his out in it and

Word family

thrusting thrusts