THRUST

• (noun) the act of applying force to propel something

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

  synonyms : drive , driving force

• (noun) a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)

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

  synonyms : jab , jabbing , poke , poking , thrusting

• (noun) a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument

  "one strong stab to the heart killed him"

  synonyms : knife thrust , stab

• (noun) verbal criticism

  "he enlivened his editorials with barbed thrusts at politicians"

• (noun) the force used in pushing

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

  synonyms : push

• (verb) impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably

  "She forced her diet fads on him"

  synonyms : force

• (verb) penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument

  synonyms : pierce

• (verb) place or put with great energy

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

  synonyms : throw

• (verb) push forcefully

  "He thrust his chin forward"

• (verb) make a thrusting forward movement

  synonyms : hurl , hurtle , lunge

• (verb) press or force

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

  synonyms : shove , squeeze , stuff

• (verb) push upward

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

  synonyms : push up

• (verb) force (molten rock) into pre-existing rock

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