Thrust Definition
thrŭst
thrusting, thrusts
verb
thrusting, thrusts
To push with sudden force; shove; drive.
Webster's New World
To make a thrust, stab, or lunge, as with a sword.
Webster's New World
To extend, as in growth.
Webster's New World
To force or impose (oneself or another) upon someone else or into some position or situation.
Webster's New World
To push or shove against something.
Webster's New World
noun
thrusts
A forceful shove or push.
Inserted the key with a thrust.
American Heritage
The act of thrusting.
Webster's New World
Continuous pressure of one part against another, as of a rafter against a wall.
Webster's New World
A lunge or stab.
American Heritage
The driving force of a propeller in the line of its shaft.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Thrust
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Middle English thrusten from Old Norse thrȳsta treud- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Old Norse þrysta.
From Wiktionary
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