Thrust

[thrust]

To thrust is to push forward quickly and forcibly, like the way a pirate would plunge or thrust a sword into his enemy.

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Thrist.

Noun
the act of applying force to propel something; "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off"

Noun
a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow); "he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist"

Noun
a thrusting blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument; "one strong stab to the heart killed him"

Noun
verbal criticism; "he enlivened his editorials with barbed thrusts at politicians"

Noun
the force used in pushing; "the push of the water on the walls of the tank"; "the thrust of the jet engines"

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Verb
impose or thrust urgently, importunately, or inexorably; "She forced her diet fads on him"

Verb
penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument

Verb
place or put with great energy; "She threw the blanket around the child"; "thrust the money in the hands of the beggar"

Verb
push forcefully; "He thrust his chin forward"

Verb
make a thrusting forward movement

Verb
press or force; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand"

Verb
push upward; "The front of the trains that had collided head-on thrust up into the air"

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geology: thrust (molten rock) into pre-existing rock

n. & v.
Thrist.

imp. & p. p.
of Thrust

v. t.
To push or drive with force; to drive, force, or impel; to shove; as, to thrust anything with the hand or foot, or with an instrument.

v. t.
To stab; to pierce; -- usually with through.

v. i.
To make a push; to attack with a pointed weapon; as, a fencer thrusts at his antagonist.

v. i.
To enter by pushing; to squeeze in.

v. i.
To push forward; to come with force; to press on; to intrude.

n.
A violent push or driving, as with a pointed weapon moved in the direction of its length, or with the hand or foot, or with any instrument; a stab; -- a word much used as a term of fencing.

n.
An attack; an assault.

n.
The force or pressure of one part of a construction against other parts; especially (Arch.), a horizontal or diagonal outward pressure, as of an arch against its abutments, or of rafters against the wall which support them.

n.
The breaking down of the roof of a gallery under its superincumbent weight.

Thrust

Thrust , n. & v. Thrist. [Obs.] Spenser.

Thrust

Thrust, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thrust ; p. pr. & vb. n. Thrusting.] [OE. rusten, risten, resten, Icel. rst to thrust, press, force, compel; perhaps akin to E. threat.] 1. To push or drive with force; to drive, force, or impel; to shove; as, to thrust anything with the hand or foot, or with an instrument.
Into a dungeon thrust, to work with slaves.
2. To stab; to pierce; -- usually with through. To thrust away ∨ from, to push away; to reject. -- To thrust in, to push or drive in. -- To thrust off, to push away. -- To thrust on, to impel; to urge. -- To thrust one's self in ∨ into, to obtrude upon, to intrude, as into a room; to enter (a place) where one is not invited or not welcome. -- To thrust out, to drive out or away; to expel. -- To thrust through, to pierce; to stab. "I am eight times thrust through the doublet." Shak. -- To thrust together, to compress.

Thrust

Thrust, v. i. 1. To make a push; to attack with a pointed weapon; as, a fencer thrusts at his antagonist. 2. To enter by pushing; to squeeze in.
And thrust between my father and the god.
3. To push forward; to come with force; to press on; to intrude. "Young, old, thrust there in mighty concourse." Chapman. To thrust to, to rush upon. [Obs.]
As doth an eager hound Thrust to an hind within some covert glade.

Thrust

Thrust, n. 1. A violent push or driving, as with a pointed weapon moved in the direction of its length, or with the hand or foot, or with any instrument; a stab; -- a word much used as a term of fencing.
[Polites] Pyrrhus with his lance pursues, And often reaches, and his thrusts renews.
2. An attack; an assault.
One thrust at your pure, pretended mechanism.
3. (Mech.) The force or pressure of one part of a construction against other parts; especially (Arch.), a horizontal or diagonal outward pressure, as of an arch against its abutments, or of rafters against the wall which support them. 4. (Mining) The breaking down of the roof of a gallery under its superincumbent weight. Thrust bearing (Screw Steamers), a bearing arranged to receive the thrust or endwise pressure of the screw shaft. -- Thrust plane (Geol.), the surface along which dislocation has taken place in the case of a reversed fault. Syn. -- Push; shove; assault; attack. Thrust, Push, Shove. Push and shove usually imply the application of force by a body already in contact with the body to be impelled. Thrust, often, but not always, implies the impulse or application of force by a body which is in motion before it reaches the body to be impelled.

Thrist.

To push or drive with force; to drive, force, or impel; to shove; as, to thrust anything with the hand or foot, or with an instrument.

To make a push; to attack with a pointed weapon; as, a fencer thrusts at his antagonist.

A violent push or driving, as with a pointed weapon moved in the direction of its length, or with the hand or foot, or with any instrument; a stab; -- a word much used as a term of fencing.

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Usage Examples

We have no general conceptual thrust for the band, other than trying to make music that keeps our interest. When things are novel, they are probably things we have discovered by accident or investigation rather than by design.

Christmas can have a real melancholy aspect, 'cause it packages itself as this idea of perfect family cohesion and love, and you're always going to come up short when you measure your personal life against the idealized personal lives that are constantly thrust in our faces, primarily by TV commercials.

Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.

At an unprecedented time with the worst attack ever on our soil, our President displayed extraordinary determination, leadership and resolve when history was thrust upon him and the United States.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Movies such as 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington' in 1939 to 'Dave' in 1993 portray Washington leaders as the ultimate Everymen - decent people just like you and me, only thrust onto greatness.

I think movies have much more magic than the theater. Theater can be a magical experience, but movies thrust their subjectivity on you in a more profound way.

No one can be happy who has been thrust outside the pale of truth. And there are two ways that one can be removed from this realm: by lying, or by being lied to.

Spending two years on my uncle's ranch in Montana as a young man gave me the wisdom and the thrust to do westerns.