Thruster

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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	thruster - one who intrudes or pushes himself forward pusher interloper, intruder, trespasser - someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission
	2.	thruster - a small rocket engine that provides the thrust needed to maneuver a spacecraft rocket engine, rocket - a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion