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    thrust

    thrust - Dictionary definition and meaning for word thrust

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

Thrust.. sounds like thrush.. When you rush, you push everyone and run..

thrust sounds like trust when ever we said to our frnds turst me yaar plz we r actually forcing or pushing him/her to believe us

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