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thrust

/θɹʌst/noun, verb1 syllable

Thrust means: a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow).

Synonyms for thrust35

noun, as in a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)

jab, jabbing, poke, poking, thrusting

noun, as in a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument

stab, knife thrust

noun, as in the act of applying force to propel something

drive, driving force

noun, as in the force used in pushing

push

verb, as in press or force

stuff, shove, squeeze

verb, as in make a thrusting forward movement

lunge, hurl, hurtle

verb, as in impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably

force

verb, as in penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument

pierce

verb, as in force (molten rock) into pre-existing rock

push up

verb, as in push violently in a specified direction

push up

verb, as in place or put with great energy

throw

also used for thrust

break, dart, grab, lift, focus, gist, point, attack, charge, rush, compel, reach, press, thring, thrutch

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What does thrust mean?13

noun

1

a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)“he warned me with a jab with his finger”

2

a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument“one strong stab to the heart killed him”

3

the act of applying force to propel something“after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off”

4

the force used in pushing“the push of the water on the walls of the tank”

5

verbal criticism“he enlivened his editorials with barbed thrusts at politicians”

verb

1

press or force“Stuff money into an envelope”

2

make a thrusting forward movement

3

impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably“She forced her diet fads on him”

4

penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument

5

force (molten rock) into pre-existing rock

6

push violently in a specified direction“The front of the trains that had collided head-on thrust up into the air”

7

place or put with great energy“She threw the blanket around the child”

8

push forcefully“He thrust his chin forward”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with thrust?17

three syllables

antitrust
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Thrust in a sentence

  • To overcome drag, airplanes use a propulsion system to generate a force called thrust.Hybrid
  • The baby stared, and thrust his fist into his mouth.Hybrid
  • The fighter jet engaged its afterburner for extra thrust.Lumi
  • A bunch of people thrust their way toward the rear exit.CM
  • The boy thrust the coin into his pocket.CM
  • The people on board thrust their way toward the rear exit.fadi
  • He thrust the door open and marched in.sundown
  • The new jet engines that will deliver more thrust at top speeds.DanielDan

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Forms of thrust

as a noun

plural
thrusts

as a verb

past tense
thrust
past participle
thrust
present participle
thrusting
third-person singular
thrusts