1. thrust - noun
· the force used in pushing; "the push of the water on the walls of the tank"; "the thrust of the jet engines"
Synonym(s): push
Hypernym(s): force
2. thrust - noun
· a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument; "one strong stab to the heart killed him"
Synonym(s): stab, knife_thrust
Hypernym(s): blow
3. thrust - noun
· the act of applying force to propel something; "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off"
Synonym(s): drive, driving_force
Hypernym(s): propulsion, actuation
4. thrust - noun
· verbal criticism; "he enlivened his editorials with barbed thrusts at politicians"
Hypernym(s): criticism, unfavorable_judgment
5. thrust - 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"
Synonym(s): jab, jabbing, poke, poking, thrusting
Hypernym(s): gesture
6. thrust - verb
· push forcefully; "He thrust his chin forward"
7. thrust - verb
· press or force; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand"
Synonym(s): stuff, shove, squeeze
8. thrust - verb
· make a thrusting forward movement
Synonym(s): lunge, hurl, hurtle
Hypernym(s): move
9. thrust - verb
· impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably; "She forced her diet fads on him"
Synonym(s): force
Hypernym(s): compel, oblige, obligate
10. thrust - verb
· penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
Synonym(s): pierce
Hypernym(s): penetrate, perforate
11. thrust - verb
· force (molten rock) into pre-existing rock
12. thrust - verb
· push upward; "The front of the trains that had collided head-on thrust up into the air"
Synonym(s): push_up
Hypernym(s): stick_out, protrude, jut_out, jut, project
13. thrust - verb
· place or put with great energy; "She threw the blanket around the child"; "thrust the money in the hands of the beggar"
Synonym(s): throw
Hypernym(s): put, set, place, pose, position, lay
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