thrust

thrust  (thrst)

v. thrust, thrust·ing, thrusts

v.tr.

1. To push or drive quickly and forcibly. See Synonyms at push.

2. To issue or extend: poplars thrusting their branches upward; thrust out his finger.

3. To force into a specified condition or situation: She thrust herself through the crowd. He was thrust into a position of awesome responsibility.

4. To include or interpolate improperly.

5. To force on an unwilling or improper recipient: "Some have greatness thrust upon them" Shakespeare.

6. Archaic To stab; pierce.

v.intr.

1. To shove something into or at something else; push.

2. To pierce or stab with or as if with a pointed weapon.

3. To force one's way.

n.

1. A forceful shove or push.

2.

a. A driving force or pressure.

b. The forward-directed force developed in a jet or rocket engine as a reaction to the high-velocity rearward ejection of exhaust gases.

3. A piercing movement made with or as if with a pointed weapon; a stab.

4. The essence; the point: The whole thrust of the project was to make money.

5. Architecture Outward or lateral stress in a structure, as that exerted by an arch or vault.

6. An attack or assault, especially by an armed force.

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[Middle English thrusten, from Old Norse thrsta; see treud- in Indo-European roots.]

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thruster n.

thrustful adj.

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thrust

Verb

[thrusting, thrust]

1. to push (someone or something) with force: he took him by the arm and thrust him towards the door

2. to force (someone) into some condition or situation: the unemployed have been thrust into the front line of politics

3. to force (one's way) through a crowd, forest, etc.: Edward thrust his way towards them

4. to stick out or up: she thrust out her lower lip

Noun

1. a forceful drive, push, stab, or lunge: the thrust of his spear

2. a force, esp. one that produces motion

3. the propulsive force produced by the pressure of air and gas forced out of a jet engine or rocket engine

4. the essential or most forceful part: the main thrust of the report

5. Physics a continuous pressure exerted by one part of an object against another

6. Informal intellectual or emotional drive; forcefulness: thanks to the ingenuity and enterprising thrust of this company [Old Norse thrȳsta]

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thrust  (thrst)

The force that propels an object in a given direction, especially when generated by the object itself, as by an engine or rocket.

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Thrust a large milling crowd, 1565.

Example: they were faint with the great thrust and throng of the people, 1588.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	thrust - the force used in pushing; "the push of the water on the walls of the tank"; "the thrust of the jet engines" push force - (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity; "force equals mass times acceleration"
	2.	thrust - a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument; "one strong stab to the heart killed him" knife thrust, stab blow - a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head" passado, straight thrust, lunge - (fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and the back leg straight and with the sword arm outstretched forward remise - (fencing) a second thrust made on the same lunge (as when your opponent fails to riposte)
	3.	thrust - the act of applying force to propel something; "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off" drive, driving force actuation, propulsion - the act of propelling firewall - (colloquial) the application of maximum thrust; "he moved the throttle to the firewall" impetus, impulsion, impulse - the act of applying force suddenly; "the impulse knocked him over"
	4.	thrust - verbal criticism; "he enlivened his editorials with barbed thrusts at politicians" criticism, unfavorable judgment - disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings; "the senator received severe criticism from his opponent"
	5.	thrust - a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow); "he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist" jab, jabbing, poking, thrusting, poke gesture - motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
Verb	1.	thrust - push forcefully; "He thrust his chin forward" jab, poke, prod, stab, dig - poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs" stab, jab - stab or pierce; "he jabbed the piece of meat with his pocket knife" shoulder - push with the shoulders; "He shouldered his way into the crowd" boost - push or shove upward, as if from below or behind; "The singer had to be boosted onto the stage by a special contraption" ram, drive, force - force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically; "She rammed her mind into focus"; "He drives me mad" ram, ram down, pound - strike or drive against with a heavy impact; "ram the gate with a sledgehammer"; "pound on the door" punch - drive forcibly as if by a punch; "the nail punched through the wall" push, force - move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner" dig - thrust down or into; "dig the oars into the water"; "dig your foot into the floor" barge, push forward, thrust ahead - push one's way; "she barged into the meeting room"
	2.	thrust - press or force; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand" stuff, shove, squeeze push, force - move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"
	3.	thrust - make a thrusting forward movement lunge, hurl, hurtle move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" dart - move with sudden speed; "His forefinger darted in all directions as he spoke" riposte - make a return thrust; "his opponent riposted"
	4.	thrust - impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably; "She forced her diet fads on him" force sting, stick - saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous; "They stuck me with the dinner bill"; "I was stung with a huge tax bill" compel, obligate, oblige - force somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form"
	5.	thrust - penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument pierce penetrate, perforate - pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance; "The bullet penetrated her chest" stick - pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed; "He stuck the needle into his finger" stick - pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument; "he stuck the cloth with the needle" peg - pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into center punch - make a small hole in something as a guide for a drill empale, impale, spike, transfix - pierce with a sharp stake or point; "impale a shrimp on a skewer" horn, tusk - stab or pierce with a horn or tusk; "the rhino horned the explorer" gore - wound by piercing with a sharp or penetrating object or instrument lance - pierce with a lance, as in a knights' fight
	6.	thrust - force (molten rock) into pre-existing rock geology - a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks push up, thrust - push upward; "The front of the trains that had collided head-on thrust up into the air"
	7.	thrust - push upward; "The front of the trains that had collided head-on thrust up into the air" push up jut, jut out, protrude, stick out, project - extend out or project in space; "His sharp nose jutted out"; "A single rock sticks out from the cliff" thrust - force (molten rock) into pre-existing rock
	8.	thrust - place or put with great energy; "She threw the blanket around the child"; "thrust the money in the hands of the beggar" throw lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" pop - put or thrust suddenly and forcefully; "pop the pizza into the microwave oven"; "He popped the petit-four into his mouth"

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thrust

verb 1. push, force, shove, drive, press, plunge, jam, butt, ram, poke, propel, prod, impel

verb 2. shove, push, shoulder, lunge, jostle, elbow or shoulder your way

verb 3. (often with through or into) stab, stick, jab, pierce

noun 4. stab, pierce, lunge

noun 5. push, shove, poke, prod

noun 6. momentum, impetus, drive, motive power, motive force, propulsive force

Translations

thrust [θrʌst] n (TECH) → empuje m

vt [pt, pp thrust] → empujar (= push in); introducir

thrust [θrʌst] n (Tech) → poussée f

vt [thrust , pt , pp ] → pousser brusquement (= push in); enfoncer

thrust [θrʌst] [thrust , pt, pp ] n (Tech) → Schubkraft f (= push); Stoß m (fig) (= impetus); Stoßkraft f

vt → stoßen

thrust [θrʌst] n (TECH) → spinta

vt [pt thrust, pp ] → spingere con forza (= push in); conficcare

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thrust

v thrust [θrast]

to push suddenly and violently He thrust his spade into the ground; She thrust forward through the crowd. beur, steek يَدْفَع بِشِدَّه забивам vrazit stikke; skubbe sig stoßen σπρώχνω δυνατά και βίαια meter, hincar; abrirse paso tõukama, lükkama چپاندن؛ فرو کردن sysätä enfoncer לִדחוֹף ठेलना zabiti, rivati (se) lök; előre tolakszik menusukkan, mendorong þrÿsta, troða conficcare 突っ込む 밀다; 밀어넣다; 찌르다; 밀어 젖히며 나아가다 smeigti, kišti, veržtis grūst; durt; spraukties menolak; merodokkan steken (zich worstelen) stikke, kjøre; trenge seg fram pchać się forçar a înfige; a îm­pinge (в)тыкать; проталкивать(ся) zariti; riniti se gurnuti sticka, köra, stöta, tränga sig ผลัก itmek, atılmak, saplamak 插入, 擠入 штовхати ڈھکيلنا xô mạnh, đẩy mạnh 插入, 挤入

n

1 a sudden violent forward movement The army made a sudden thrust through Africa. beurbeweging دَفْعَه، إنْدِفاعَه тласък nápor fremstød der Vorstoß επίθεση, διείσδυση ataque; avance torge, rünne حملۀ ضربتی؛ فرو بری rynnäkkö poussée דְחִיפָה बल prodor előnyomulás gerakan maju atlaga, framsókn attacco 攻撃 돌격 įsiveržimas, prasiveržimas trieciens; uzbrukums kemaraan stoot framstøt natarcie, wypad investida atac, împingere наступление nápor napad proboj framstöt, anfall แหวก (ทางผ่าน) hamle 突入, 沖鋒 удар, випад حملہ sự đẩy mạnh 突入, 冲锋

2 a force pushing forward the thrust of the engines. stootkrag قَوَّة الدَّفْع ускорение tah, tlak fremdrift der Druck ώθηση empuje tõukejõud رانش työntövoima poussée דְחִיפָה धकेलना, धक्का देना potisak tolóerő daya tolak þrÿstingur spinta 推進力 추진력 trauka grūdiens tujahan stuwkracht reaksjonstrykk, drivtrykk siła ciągu impulso. putere тяга ťah potisk potisak stöt, knuff ผลัก itme gücü 猛推, 推力 тиск; напір دھکا sự xô mạnh về phía trước 猛推, 推力

thrust on/upon

to bring (something or someone) forcibly to someone's notice, into someone's company etc He thrust $100 on me; She is always thrusting herself on other people; Fame was thrust upon him. påtvinge aufdrängen επιβάλλω, φορτώνω imponer(se) peale suruma tyrkyttää imposer (à) memaksakan þröngva upp á imporre, imporsi 押しつける 강요하다; 떠맡기다 á(si)siûlyti, á(si)pirðti uzspiest; uztiept iets (zich) aan iemand opdringen; ongezocht ten deel vallen tvinge på a băga/a vârî pe gât навязывать(ся); совать(ся) vsiliti komu kaj tvinga [] på zorla kabul ettirmek 將...強加于 将...强加于