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   thrust

   /θrʌst/

   verb

   • 1. push suddenly or violently in a specified direction: "she thrust her hands into her pockets" Similar shovepushpropelimpelsendpressdriveplungestickforceshootrambargebumpknockstrikehitjoltbuttprodpokenudgeelbowshoulderbulldozesweepjostlebundlehustlehurryrushmanhandleimposeforcefoistpushunloadinflictobtrudepressurgesaddle someone withland someone withburden someone withlumber someone with
   • ▪ move or advance forcibly: "she thrust through the bramble canes"
   • ▪ extend so as to project conspicuously: "beside the boathouse a jetty thrust out into the water"
   • ▪ force (someone) to accept or deal with something: "he felt that fame had been thrust upon him"

   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 shovepushramprodpokestabjablungedrivebargebumpbangjoltbuttknocknudge
   • ▪ a forceful attack or effort: "executives led a new thrust in business development" Similar advancepushdrivechargeattackassaultonslaughtonrushoffensivesortieforayraidsallyinvasionincursionblitzcampaignarchaic:onsetbarbed remarkverbal attack/assaultbarbhostile remarkinsultcriticismcensurevitriol
   • ▪ the principal purpose or theme of a course of action or line of reasoning: "anti-Americanism became the main thrust of their policy" Similar gistsubstancedriftimplicationintentionburdenmeaningsignificancesignificationsenseessencethesisimportpurporttenormessagespirit
   • 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 forcemotive forcepropulsive forcepropulsiondrivedriving forceactuationimpetusimpulseimpulsionmomentumpushpressurepower
   • ▪ the lateral pressure exerted by an arch or other support in a building: "semi-domes assist in containing the thrust within the building"
   • 3. a reverse fault of low angle, with older strata displaced horizontally over newer.

   Word Origin Middle English (as a verb): from Old Norse thrýsta; perhaps related to Latin trudere ‘to thrust’. The noun is first recorded (early 16th century) in the sense ‘act of pressing’.

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   What does thrust mean in English?

   • 1. To shove something into or at something else: thrust at his opponent's chest with a foil. 2. To grow or extend upwards: "The cathedral ... thrust up suddenly, much taller than the surrounding houses" (Leonard Michaels). 3. To force one's way; press forward: "I watched a young hare thrust through periwinkle under the window" (Sam Pickering). n.

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   What is the thrust of a vehicle?

   • Thrust is the power or force that is required to make a vehicle move in a particular direction. It provides the thrust that makes the craft move forward. The thrust of an activity or of an idea is the main or essential things it expresses. The real thrust of the film is its examination of New York's Hasidic community.

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   What is thrust & why is it important?

   • Thrust is also the force produced by an engine that pushes in one direction. The decorative writing - decorative, yes, but there to fix the military scene in place - thrusts itself forward, clamours for our attention, too. The spatial implications are complex and several: 18 they may be summarised as having two main thrusts.

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   What is a thrust in education?

   • [ C ] fig. The thrust (= main point) of her argument was the schools need improvement. Thrust is also the force produced by an engine that pushes in one direction. He has made education one of the central thrusts of his campaign.

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   14 meanings: 1. to push (someone or something) with force or sudden strength 2. to force or impose upon (someone) or into (some.... Click for more definitions.

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   thrust: [noun] a forward or upward push. a movement (as by a group of people) in a specified direction.

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   Define thrust. thrust synonyms, thrust pronunciation, thrust translation, English dictionary definition of thrust. v. thrust , thrust·ing , thrusts v. tr. 1. To push ...

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   To thrust is to push forward quickly and forcibly, like the way a pirate would plunge or thrust a sword into his enemy.