Thrust (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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verb (used with object), thrust, thrust·ing.
  1. to push forcibly; shove; put or drive with force: He thrust his way through the crowd. She thrust a dagger into his back.
  2. 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.
  3. to extend; present: He thrust his fist in front of my face.
  4. to stab or pierce, as with a sword: She thrust his back with a dagger.
verb (used without object), thrust, thrust·ing.
  1. to push against something.
  2. to push or force one's way, as against obstacles or through a crowd.
  3. to make a thrust, lunge, or stab at something.
noun
  1. an act or instance of thrusting; a forcible push or shove; lunge or stab.
  2. a lunge or stab, as with a sword.
  3. a linear reactive force exerted by a propeller, propulsive gases, etc., to propel a ship, aircraft, etc.
  4. a compressive strain in the crust of the earth that, in its most characteristic development, produces reverse or thrust faults.
  5. the main point, purpose, or essence: The thrust of his speech was an urgent appeal for votes.
  6. a pushing force or pressure exerted by a thing or a part against a contiguous one.
  7. the downward and outward force exerted by an arch on each side.
  8. an organized military attack; assault; offensive.
verb thrusts, thrusting or thrust
  1. to push (someone or something) with force or sudden strength
  2. to force or impose upon (someone) or into (some condition or situation)
  3. to pierce; stab
  4. to force a passage or entrance
  5. to push forwards, upwards, or outwards
  6. to make a stab or lunge at (a person or thing)
noun
  1. a forceful drive, push, stab, or lunge
  2. a force, esp one that produces motion
    • a propulsive force produced by the fluid pressure or the change of momentum of the fluid in a jet engine, rocket engine, etc
    • a similar force produced by a propeller
  4. 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
  5. geology
    • the compressive force in the earth's crust that produces recumbent folds and thrust or reverse faults
    • See thrust fault
  6. a force exerted in a downwards and outwards direction, as by an arch or rafter, or the horizontal force exerted by retained earth
  7. force, impetus, or drive
  8. the essential or most forceful part
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