thrust meaning and definition

THRUST noun

Definition of thrust (noun)

1. the force used in pushing
   • "the push of the water on the walls of the tank"; "the thrust of the jet engines"
   • synonyms: push
2. a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument
   • "one strong stab to the heart killed him"
   • synonyms: knife thrust, stab
3. the act of applying force to propel something
   • "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off"
   • synonyms: drive, driving force
4. verbal criticism
   • "he enlivened his editorials with barbed thrusts at politicians"
5. a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
   • "he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist"
   • synonyms: jab, jabbing, poke, poking, thrusting

THRUST verb

Definition of thrust (verb)

1. push forcefully
   • "He thrust his chin forward"
2. press or force
   • "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand"
   • synonyms: shove, squeeze, stuff
3. make a thrusting forward movement
   • synonyms: hurl, hurtle, lunge
4. impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably
   • "She forced her diet fads on him"
   • synonyms: force
5. penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
   • synonyms: pierce
6. force (molten rock) into pre-existing rock
7. push upward
   • "The front of the trains that had collided head-on thrust up into the air"
   • synonyms: push up
8. place or put with great energy
   • "She threw the blanket around the child"; "thrust the money in the hands of the beggar"
   • synonyms: throw