Thrust : (noun) 1: the force used in pushing; "the push of the water on the
walls of the tank"; "the thrust of the jet engines"
[syn: push]
2: a thrusting blow with a knife or other sharp pointed
instrument; "one strong stab to the heart killed him"
[syn: stab, knife thrust]
3: the act of applying force to propel something; "after
reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off" [syn:
drive, driving force]
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4: verbal criticism; "he enlivened his editorials with barbed
thrusts at politicians"
5: a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow); "he warned me with
a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with
his fist" [syn: jab, jabbing, poke, poking, thrusting]
Thrust : (verb) 1: push forcefully; "He thrust his chin forward"
2: press or force; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust
the letter into his hand" [syn: stuff, shove, squeeze]
3: make a thrusting forward movement [syn: lunge, hurl, hurtle]
4: impose or thrust urgently, importunately, or inexorably;
"She forced her diet fads on him" [syn: force]
5: penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument [syn: pierce]
6: geology: thrust (molten rock) into pre-existing rock
7: push upward; "The front of the trains that had collided
head-on thrust up into the air" [syn: push up]
8: place or put with great energy; "She threw the blanket
around the child"; "thrust the money in the hands of the
beggar" [syn: throw]
