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- Dictionarythrust/θrʌst/
verb
- 1. push suddenly or violently in a specified direction: "she thrust her hands into her pockets" Similar
noun
- 1. a sudden or violent lunge with a pointed weapon or a bodily part: "he drove the blade upwards with one powerful thrust" Similar
- 2. the propulsive force of a jet or rocket engine: "the engine was a Russian-built Nene of higher thrust than the original models" Similar
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THRUST definition: 1. to push suddenly and strongly: 2. the main idea, subject, or opinion that is discussed or…. Learn more.
to push suddenly and strongly: She thrust the money into his hand. They thrust a microphone in front of me and fired questions at me. She thrust the papers at me (= toward me). The bodyguards thrust past the crowd to get at the cameraman. Synonym. lunge. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Pushing and shoving. bat something/someone away.
1. : to push or drive with force : shove. 2. : to cause to enter or pierce something by or as if by pushing. thrust a dagger into his heart. 3. : extend, spread. 4. : stab, pierce. 5. a. : to put (someone, such as an unwilling person) forcibly into a course of action or position. was thrust into the job. b.
To thrust is to push forward quickly and forcibly, like the way a pirate would plunge or thrust a sword into his enemy. Thrust is often used when you're talking about knives or swords or jabbing someone with something.
If you thrust something or someone somewhere, you push or move them there quickly with a lot of force. They thrust him into the back of a jeep. American English : thrust / ˈθrʌst /
Thrust definition: to push forcibly; shove; put or drive with force. See examples of THRUST used in a sentence.
Definition of thrust noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
To push or drive quickly and forcefully: thrust a pole into the ground. See Synonyms at push. 2. To cause to project or extend: poplars thrusting their branches upward; thrust out his finger. 3. a. To force into a specified condition or situation: He was thrust into a position of awesome responsibility. b.
[transitive, intransitive] to push something/somebody suddenly or violently in a particular direction; to move quickly and suddenly in a particular direction. thrust something/somebody/yourself + adv/prep. He thrust the baby into my arms and ran off. She thrust her hands deep into her pockets.
thrust. noun. uk / θrʌst / us. [ C, U ] a strong push or the power used to push something forward. the thrust of sth. the main part or ideas of what someone says or does: The main thrust of our work involves helping victims of crime.
