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RELATED WORDS : knife thrust straight thrust thrust ahead thrust aside thrust back thrust bearing thrust fault thrust in thrust out thrust stage

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun thrust has 5 senses

• thrust(n = noun.phenomenon) push - the force used in pushing; "the push of the water on the walls of the tank"; "the thrust of the jet engines"
is a kind of force
Derived forms verb thrust₂, verb thrust₇, verb thrust₆

• thrust(n = noun.act) knife thrust, stab - a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument; "one strong stab to the heart killed him"
is a kind of blow
has particulars: lunge, passado, straight thrust, remise
Derived forms verb thrust₅, verb thrust₃

• thrust(n = noun.act) drive, driving force - the act of applying force to propel something; "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off"
is a kind of actuation, propulsion
has particulars: firewall, impetus, impulse, impulsion
Derived form verb thrust₃

• thrust(n = noun.communication) Array - verbal criticism; "he enlivened his editorials with barbed thrusts at politicians"
is a kind of criticism, unfavorable judgment

• thrust(n = noun.act) jab, jabbing, poke, poking, thrusting - a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow); "he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist"
is a kind of gesture
Derived form verb thrust₈

Verb thrust has 8 senses

• thrust(v = verb.motion) Array - push forcefully; "He thrust his chin forward"
is one way to force, push
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP

• thrust(v = verb.motion) shove, squeeze, stuff - press or force; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand"
is one way to force, push
Derived form noun thrust₁
Sample sentence:
They thrust the books into the box

• thrust(v = verb.motion) hurl, hurtle, lunge - make a thrusting forward movement; Array
is one way to move
Derived forms noun thrust₃, noun thrust₂, noun thruster₁, noun thrusting₁
Sample sentences:
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

• thrust(v = verb.communication) force - impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably; "She forced her diet fads on him"
is one way to compel, obligate, oblige
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something on somebody
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

• thrust(v = verb.contact) pierce - penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument; Array
is one way to penetrate, perforate
Derived form noun thrust₂
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something

• thrust(v = verb.stative) Array - force (molten rock) into pre-existing rock; Array
Derived form noun thrust₁
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something

• thrust(v = verb.stative) push up - push upward; "The front of the trains that had collided head-on thrust up into the air"
is one way to jut, jut out, project, protrude, stick out
Derived form noun thrust₁
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

• thrust(v = verb.contact) throw - place or put with great energy; "She threw the blanket around the child"; "thrust the money in the hands of the beggar"
is one way to lay, place, pose, position, put, set
Derived form noun thrust₅
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something PP

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

THESAURUS

thrust

acceleration, actuate, advance, advance against, advance upon, afterburner, aggressiveness, animate, assault, atomic power, bang, bear, bear down upon, bear upon, bearing, best part, better part, body, boost, bowl, buck, bulk, bull, bulldoze, bump, bump against, bunt, burden, butt, butt against, cast, charge, chuck, clap, clout, compel, compulsion, core, counterattack, cram, crowd, cut, dash, dig, drive, drive on, driving force, elbow, electric power, electropower, embed, energy, enterprise, essence, exhaust, feint, fire, flank, fling, force, force upon, forward, fuel, gas, generality, get-up-and-go, getaway, ginger, gist, give an impetus, give momentum, goad, gravamen, head, home thrust, horsepower, hurl, hurtle, hustle, hydraulic power, hydroelectric power, impale, impel, impellent, impelling force, impetus, impose on, impose upon, impulse, impulsion, incentive, incite, incitement, infiltrate, initiative, irresistible force, jab, jam, jet power, jet propulsion, jog, joggle, jolt, jostle, kick, launch an attack, line of flight, liquid oxygen, lunge, main body, major part, majority, manpower, march against, march upon, mass, meat, moment, momentum, most, motivate, motive power, mount an attack, move, nuclear power, nudge, open an offensive, pass, pedal, pep, pepper, pickup, pierce, pile drive, piss and vinegar, piston power, pith, pizzazz, plank, plop, plump, plunge, plunk, plurality, poke, pole, poop, power, press, press on, press upon, pressure, prod, propel, propellant, propelling, propelment, propulsion, propulsion charge, pulsion, punch, purport, push, pushing, put, put in motion, quickening, ram, ram down, rattle, reaction propulsion, rocket power, rocket propulsion, roll, row, run, run against, sense, set agoing, set going, set in motion, shake, short, shoulder, shove, shoving, shunt, sink, slap, snap, solar power, speedup, spunk, stab, starch, steam power, step-up, stick, stress, strike, substance, sweep, sweep along, swing, tamp, thermonuclear power, throw, thrust upon, toss, treadle, troll, trundle, upshot, urge, urge on, urge upon, verve, vim, water power, whip on, zing, zip

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Attack

N attack, assault, assault and battery, onset, onslaught, charge, aggression, offense, incursion, inroad, invasion, irruption, outbreak, estrapade, ruade, coupe de main, sally, sortie, camisade, raid, foray, run at, run against, dead set at, storm, storming, boarding, escalade, siege, investment, obsession, bombardment, cannonade, fire, volley, platoon fire, file fire, fusillade, sharpshooting, broadside, raking fire, cross fire, volley of grapeshot, whiff of the grape, feu d'enfer, cut, thrust, lunge, pass, passado, carte and tierce, home thrust, coupe de bec, kick, punch, battue, razzia, Jacquerie, dragonnade, devastation, eboulement, assailant, aggressor, invader, base of operations, point of attack, echelon, attacking, aggressive, offensive, obsidional, up in arms, on the offensive, Int, up and at them!, the din of arms, the yell of savage rage, the shriek of agony, the groan of death, their fatal hands no second stroke intend, thirst for glory quells the love of life.

Impulse

N impulse, sudden thought, impromptu, improvisation, inspiration, flash, spurt, improvisatore, creature of impulse, extemporaneous, impulsive, indeliberate, snap, improvised, improvisate, improvisatory, unpremeditated, unmeditated, improvise, unprompted, unguided, natural, unguarded, spontaneous, instinctive, extempore, extemporaneously, offhand, impromptu, a limproviste, improviso, on the spur of the moment, on the spur of the occasion, impulse, impulsion, impetus, momentum, push, pulsion, thrust, shove, jog, jolt, brunt, booming, boost, throw, explosion, propulsion, percussion, concussion, collision, occursion, clash, encounter, cannon, carambole, appulse, shock, crash, bump, impact, elan, charge, beating, blow, dint, stroke, knock, tap, rap, slap, smack, pat, dab, fillip, slam, bang, hit, whack, thwack, cuff, squash, dowse, swap, whap, punch, thump, pelt, kick, punce, calcitration, ruade, arietation, cut, thrust, lunge, yerk, carom, carrom, clip, jab, plug, sidewinder, sidewipe, sideswipe, hammer, sledge hammer, mall, maul, mallet, flail, ram, rammer, battering ram, monkey, pile-driving engine, punch, bat, cant hook, cudgel, ax, dynamics, seismometer, accelerometer, earthquake detector, impelling, impulsive, impellent, booming, dynamic, dynamical, impelled, a hit, a very palpable hit, impulse, sudden thought, impromptu, improvisation, inspiration, flash, spurt, improvisatore, creature of impulse, extemporaneous, impulsive, indeliberate, snap, improvised, improvisate, improvisatory, unpremeditated, unmeditated, improvise, unprompted, unguided, natural, unguarded, spontaneous, instinctive, extempore, extemporaneously, offhand, impromptu, a limproviste, improviso, on the spur of the moment, on the spur of the occasion, impulse, impulsion, impetus, momentum, push, pulsion, thrust, shove, jog, jolt, brunt, booming, boost, throw, explosion, propulsion, percussion, concussion, collision, occursion, clash, encounter, cannon, carambole, appulse, shock, crash, bump, impact, elan, charge, beating, blow, dint, stroke, knock, tap, rap, slap, smack, pat, dab, fillip, slam, bang, hit, whack, thwack, cuff, squash, dowse, swap, whap, punch, thump, pelt, kick, punce, calcitration, ruade, arietation, cut, thrust, lunge, yerk, carom, carrom, clip, jab, plug, sidewinder, sidewipe, sideswipe, hammer, sledge hammer, mall, maul, mallet, flail, ram, rammer, battering ram, monkey, pile-driving engine, punch, bat, cant hook, cudgel, ax, dynamics, seismometer, accelerometer, earthquake detector, impelling, impulsive, impellent, booming, dynamic, dynamical, impelled, a hit, a very palpable hit.

VB flash on the mind, say what comes uppermost, improvise, extemporize, give an impetus, impel, push, start, give a start to, set going, drive, urge, boom, thrust, prod, foin, cant, elbow, shoulder, jostle, justle, hustle, hurtle, shove, jog, jolt, encounter, run against, bump against, butt against, knock one's head against, run one's head against, impinge, boost, bunt, carom, clip y, fan, fan out, jab, plug, strike, knock, hit, tap, rap, slap, flap, dab, pat, thump, beat, blow, bang, slam, dash, punch, thwack, whack, hit hard, strike hard, swap, batter, dowse, baste, pelt, patter, buffet, belabor, fetch one a blow, poke at, pink, lunge, yerk, kick, calcitrate, butt, strike at, whip, come into a collision, enter into collision, collide, sideswipe, foul, fall foul of, run foul of, telescope, throw.

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