Definition of Thrust
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(n. & v.) Thrist.
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(imp. & p. p.) of Thrust
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(v. t.) To push or drive with force; to drive, force, or impel; to shove; as, to thrust anything with the hand or foot, or with an instrument.
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(v. t.) To stab; to pierce; -- usually with through.
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(v. i.) To make a push; to attack with a pointed weapon; as, a fencer thrusts at his antagonist.
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(v. i.) To enter by pushing; to squeeze in.
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(v. i.) To push forward; to come with force; to press on; to intrude.
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(n.) A violent push or driving, as with a pointed weapon moved in the direction of its length, or with the hand or foot, or with any instrument; a stab; -- a word much used as a term of fencing.
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(n.) An attack; an assault.
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(n.) The force or pressure of one part of a construction against other parts; especially (Arch.), a horizontal or diagonal outward pressure, as of an arch against its abutments, or of rafters against the wall which support them.
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(n.) The breaking down of the roof of a gallery under its superincumbent weight.
Antonyms of Thrust
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Homophones of Thrust
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