thrust

thrust
v
1. push, stove, drive, propel, impel; advance, forward, urge forward, power, actuate; hurl, clap, chuck, throw, fling, toss; plump, plank, plop, slap; boost, start, prod, set going, press.
2. stab, pierce, lunge, plunge; pass, cut, feint, jab; pole, stick, jam, cram.
3. force, press forward, make one's way, Inf. elbow or shoulder one's way; squeeze through, wedge, charge; ram, bulldoze, butt, shunt, batter; pile drive, bump, run against; jog, jolt, jostle, joggle, poke, nudge.
4. thrust in
break in, intrude, obtrude, irrupt, interpose; interlope, burst in, muscle in, crash in; invade, encroach, infringe, intevene, come between; charge in, Inf. butt in, Inf. horn in, Inf. barge in, cut in; crowd in, press in, squeeze in, rush in.
5. thrust upon
force upon, push upon, urge upon, press upon; make to do, ram down one's throat, impose, enforce, coerce, twist one's arm, oblige, necessitate, constrain.
n
6. push, drive, shove, butt, bunt, shunt; propulsion, impulsion, boost, momentum, impetus; acceleration, pickup, motive power, driving force, steam.
7. lunge, stab, dig, press, punch; prod, poke, nudge, bump, jog, jolt, joggle; jab, feint.
8. attack, assault, offensive, charge; onset, onslaught, besetment, outbreak, irruption, incursion; strike, raid, hit, blitz, blitzkreig; foray, sortie, sally, invasion, Obs. brunt, Fr. coup de main; siege, besiege-ment, beleaguerment; air raid, air strike, lightning attack.

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  • Thrust — is a reaction force described quantitatively by Newton s Second and Third Laws. When a system expels or accelerates mass in one direction the accelerated mass will cause a proportional but opposite force on that system.ExamplesA fixed wing… …   Wikipedia

  • Thrust — Thrust, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Thrust}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Thrusting}.] [OE. ?rusten, ?risten, ?resten, Icel. ?r?st? 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Thrust — Thrust, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Thrust}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Thrusting}.] [OE. ?rusten, ?risten, ?resten, Icel. ?r?st? 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • thrust — /thrust/, v., thrust, thrusting, n. v.t. 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… …   Universalium

  • 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. [1913 Webster] [Polites] Pyrrhus with his… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • thrust — [thrust] vt. thrust, thrusting [ME thrusten, thristen < ON thrysta < IE * treud , to squeeze, push > THREAT, L trudere] 1. to push with sudden force; shove; drive 2. to pierce; stab 3. to force or impose (oneself or another) upon someone …   English World dictionary

  • Thrust — Thrust, v. i. 1. To make a push; to attack with a pointed weapon; as, a fencer thrusts at his antagonist. [1913 Webster] 2. To enter by pushing; to squeeze in. [1913 Webster] And thrust between my father and the god. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 3. To… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • thrust — ► VERB (past and past part. thrust) 1) push suddenly or violently. 2) make one s way forcibly. 3) project conspicuously: the jetty thrust out into the water. 4) (thrust on/upon) impose (something) unwelcome on. ► NOUN …   English terms dictionary

  • thrust — [n1] point of communication burden, core, effect, gist, meaning, meat*, pith*, purport, sense, short, substance, upshot; concept 682 thrust [n2] forward movement advance, blitz, boost, drive, impetus, impulsion, jump, lunge, momentum, onset,… …   New thesaurus

  • Thrust — Thrust, n. & v. Thrist. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Thrust — Album par Herbie Hancock Sortie 1974 Enregistrement août 1974 à Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco Durée 48:01 Genre Jazz fusion, funk Producteur Da …   Wikipédia en Français

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