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English to English noun
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the force used in pushing |  | Example: the push of the water on the walls of the tank the thrust of the jet engines
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a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument |  | Example: one strong stab to the heart killed him
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the act of applying force to propel something |  | Example: after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off
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verbal criticism |  | Example: he enlivened his editorials with barbed thrusts at politicians
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a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow) |  | Example: he warned me with a jab with his finger he made a thrusting motion with his fist
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| 6 |
Thrist. |  | source: webster1913
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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. |  | source: webster1913 verb
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push forcefully |  | Example: He thrust his chin forward
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press or force |  | Example: Stuff money into an envelope She thrust the letter into his hand
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make a thrusting forward movement |  | source: wordnet30
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impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably |  | Example: She forced her diet fads on him
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penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument |  | source: wordnet30
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force (molten rock) into pre-existing rock |  | source: wordnet30
| 14 |
push upward |  | Example: The front of the trains that had collided head-on thrust up into the air
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place or put with great energy |  | Example: She threw the blanket around the child thrust the money in the hands of the beggar
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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. |  | source: webster1913
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To make a push; to attack with a pointed weapon; as, a fencer thrusts at his antagonist. |  | source: webster1913
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