thrust

nouns

the force used in pushing

"the push of the water on the walls of the tank"; "the thrust of the jet engines"

push, thrust

a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument

"one strong stab to the heart killed him"

knife thrust, stab, thrust

the act of applying force to propel something

"after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off"

drive, driving force, thrust

verbal criticism

"he enlivened his editorials with barbed thrusts at politicians"

thrust

is a type of (narrower)

disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings

"the senator received severe criticism from his opponent"

criticism, unfavorable judgment

a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)

"he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist"

jab, jabbing, poke, poking, thrust, thrusting

verbs

push forcefully

"He thrust his chin forward"

thrust

see also

thrust ahead

is a type of (narrower)

move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"

force, push

press or force

"Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand"

shove, squeeze, stuff, thrust

make a thrusting forward movement

hurl, hurtle, lunge, thrust

is derived from

thruster

is derived from

thrusting

impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably

"She forced her diet fads on him"

force, thrust

penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument

pierce, thrust

force (molten rock) into pre-existing rock

thrust

verb group

push upward

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

push up, thrust

domain category

a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks

geology

push upward

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

push up, thrust

place or put with great energy

"She threw the blanket around the child"; "thrust the money in the hands of the beggar"

throw, thrust