thrust

Words with a similar base: knife_thrust, thrust, thrusting

'thrust'

[push.n.02] as in: the force used in pushing

Examples:
the push of the water on the walls of the tank
the thrust of the jet engines

push, push, energy, push_button, push, push, push, advertise, tug, push, push, crusade, push, push, press, stab, drive, thrust, jab, thrust, thrust, lunge, force, pierce, thrust, thrust, throw

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force, entity

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advertise, crusade, disgust, energy, press, push, push_button, rebuff, repel, tug

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'thrust'

[stab.n.02] as in: a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument

Examples:
one strong stab to the heart killed him

pang, stab, shot, knife, stab, jab, push, drive, thrust, jab, thrust, thrust, lunge, force, pierce, thrust, thrust, throw

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blow, entity

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lunge, remise

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'thrust'

[drive.n.01] as in: the act of applying force to propel something

Examples:
after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off

drive, drive, campaign, driveway, drive, drive, drive, drive, drive, drive, drive, drive, drive, drive, drive, force, drive, repel, drive, drive, drive, tug, drive, drive, drive, drive, drive, drive, drive, drive, drive, drive, drive, drive, push, stab, thrust, jab, thrust, thrust, lunge, force, pierce, thrust, thrust, throw

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propulsion, entity

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firewall, impulse

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disgust, rebuff, repel

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'thrust'

[thrust.n.04] as in: verbal criticism

Examples:
he enlivened his editorials with barbed thrusts at politicians

push, stab, drive, thrust, jab, thrust, thrust, lunge, force, pierce, thrust, thrust, throw

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criticism, entity

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'thrust'

[jab.n.01] as in: a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)

Examples:
he warned me with a jab with his finger
he made a thrusting motion with his fist

jab, jab, dig, jab, jab, stab, poke, dawdler, sack, punch, intrude, poke, thump, poke, push, stab, drive, thrust, thrust, thrust, lunge, force, pierce, thrust, thrust, throw

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gesture, entity

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'thrust'

[thrust.v.01] as in: push forcefully

Examples:
He thrust his chin forward

push, stab, drive, thrust, jab, thrust, thrust, lunge, force, pierce, thrust, thrust, throw

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push, move

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punch, jab, ram, shoulder, dig, stab, boost, force

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advertise, crusade, disgust, energy, press, push, push_button, rebuff, repel, tug

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'thrust'

[thrust.v.02] as in: press or force

Examples:
Stuff money into an envelope
She thrust the letter into his hand

push, stab, drive, thrust, jab, thrust, thrust, lunge, force, pierce, thrust, thrust, throw, material, stuff, stuff, stuff, stuff, stuff, stuff, stuff, stuff, gorge, stuff, stuff, farce, shove, jostle, shove, squeeze, credit_crunch, squeeze, squeeze, squeeze, power_play, hug, squeeze, squash, squeeze, wedge, coerce, extort, pinch, embrace, compress

push, stab, drive, thrust, jab, thrust, thrust, lunge, force, pierce, thrust, thrust, throw, shove, jostle, shove

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push, move

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advertise, crusade, disgust, energy, farce, gorge, material, press, push, push_button, rebuff, repel, stuff, thrust, tug

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'thrust'

[lunge.v.01] as in: make a thrusting forward movement

lurch, lunge, lunge, hurl, hurl, hurl, hurtle, push, stab, drive, thrust, jab, thrust, thrust, force, pierce, thrust, thrust, throw

lunger, consumptive, lurch, lunge, lunge, hurl, hurl, hurl, push, stab, drive, thrust, jab, thrust, thrust, force, pierce, thrust, thrust, throw, pusher, thruster

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move

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riposte, dart

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act, affect, be_active, go, motion, motivate, move, travel

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'thrust'

[force.v.04] as in: impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably

Examples:
She forced her diet fads on him

force, force, force, force, military_unit, violence, power, force, effect, force_out, coerce, impel, push, force, wedge, force, pull, force, storm, push, stab, drive, thrust, jab, thrust, thrust, lunge, pierce, thrust, thrust, throw

force, force, force, force, military_unit, violence, power, force, effect, force_out, coerce, impel, push, force, wedge, force, pull, force, storm

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compel, induce

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stick

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advertise, attract, crusade, disgust, draw, energy, extract, perpetrate, pluck, press, puff, pull, push, push_button, rebuff, rend, repel, tug, wrench

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'thrust'

[pierce.v.04] as in: penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument

pierce, pierce, pierce, pierce, pierce, pierce, push, stab, drive, thrust, jab, thrust, thrust, lunge, force, thrust, thrust, throw

push, stab, drive, thrust, jab, thrust, thrust, lunge, force, pierce, thrust, thrust, throw

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penetrate, enter

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stick, horn, transfix, stick, lance, gore, center_punch, peg

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accede, be_born, embark, enroll, enter, figure, insert, record

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[thrust.v.06] as in: force (molten rock) into pre-existing rock

push, stab, drive, thrust, jab, thrust, thrust, lunge, force, pierce, thrust, thrust, throw

thrust, push, stab, drive, thrust, jab, thrust, thrust, lunge, force, pierce, thrust, throw

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thrust

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geology

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'thrust'

[thrust.v.07] as in: push upward

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

push, stab, drive, thrust, jab, thrust, thrust, lunge, force, pierce, thrust, thrust, throw, push_up

thrust, push, stab, drive, thrust, jab, thrust, thrust, lunge, force, pierce, thrust, throw

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stick_out

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'thrust'

[throw.v.04] as in: place or put with great energy

Examples:
She threw the blanket around the child
thrust the money in the hands of the beggar

throw, throw, throw, throw, throw, throw, throw, shed, throw, give, throw, project, throw, bewilder, hurl, hold, throw, throw, throw, confuse, push, stab, drive, thrust, jab, thrust, thrust, lunge, force, pierce, thrust, thrust

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put, move

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pop

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Origins

					thrust (English)
└── þrysta (Old Norse)

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