THRUST
\θɹˈʌst], \θɹˈʌst], \θ_ɹ_ˈʌ_s_t]\
Definitions of THRUST
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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the act of applying force to propel something; "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off"
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the force used in pushing; "the push of the water on the walls of the tank"; "the thrust of the jet engines"
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push upward; "The front of the trains that had collided head-on thrust up into the air"
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verbal criticism; "he enlivened his editorials with barbed thrusts at politicians"
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impose or thrust urgently, importunately, or inexorably; "She forced her diet fads on him"
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push forcefully; "He thrust his chin forward"
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a thrusting blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument; "one strong stab to the heart killed him"
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place or put with great energy; "She threw the blanket around the child"; "thrust the money in the hands of the beggar"
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geology: thrust (molten rock) into pre-existing rock
By Princeton University
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the act of applying force to propel something; "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off"
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the force used in pushing; "the push of the water on the walls of the tank"; "the thrust of the jet engines"
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push upward; "The front of the trains that had collided head-on thrust up into the air"
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verbal criticism; "he enlivened his editorials with barbed thrusts at politicians"
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impose or thrust urgently, importunately, or inexorably; "She forced her diet fads on him"
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push forcefully; "He thrust his chin forward"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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of Thrust
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To push or drive with force; to drive, force, or impel; to shove; as, to thrust anything with the hand or foot, or with an instrument.
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To make a push; to attack with a pointed weapon; as, a fencer thrusts at his antagonist.
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To enter by pushing; to squeeze in.
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To push forward; to come with force; to press on; to intrude.
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An attack; an assault.
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The force or pressure of one part of a construction against other parts; especially (Arch.), a horizontal or diagonal outward pressure, as of an arch against its abutments, or of rafters against the wall which support them.
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The breaking down of the roof of a gallery under its superincumbent weight.
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To stab; to pierce; - usually with through.
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A violent push or driving, as with a pointed weapon moved in the direction of its length, or with the hand or foot, or with any instrument; a stab; - a word much used as a term of fencing.
By Oddity Software
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of Thrust
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To push or drive with force; to drive, force, or impel; to shove; as, to thrust anything with the hand or foot, or with an instrument.
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To make a push; to attack with a pointed weapon; as, a fencer thrusts at his antagonist.
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To enter by pushing; to squeeze in.
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To push forward; to come with force; to press on; to intrude.
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An attack; an assault.
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The force or pressure of one part of a construction against other parts; especially (Arch.), a horizontal or diagonal outward pressure, as of an arch against its abutments, or of rafters against the wall which support them.
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The breaking down of the roof of a gallery under its superincumbent weight.
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To stab; to pierce; - usually with through.
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A violent push or driving, as with a pointed weapon moved in the direction of its length, or with the hand or foot, or with any instrument; a stab; - a word much used as a term of fencing.
By Noah Webster.
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To push or shove with force; drive or impel; pierce.
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Attack with a pointed weapon; as, to thrust with a strain tending to push a part of a structure outward.
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A violent or sudden push; a stab; a strain tending to push a part of a structure outward.
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Thrust.
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Thrusting.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To push or drive with force.
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To make a push, esp. with a pointed weapon: to squeeze in: to intrude:-pa.t. and pa.p. thrust.
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A stab: an assault.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To push; shove; pierce.
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A sudden and forcible push; stab; onset.
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Mech. An outward or sidewise strain.
By James Champlin Fernald
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A violent push or driving, as with a pointed weapon, or with the hand or foot; assault; a force against a resisting or supporting force; a horizontal outward pressure, as of an arch against its abutments.
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To make a push; to attack with a pointed weapon; to squeeze in; to intrude; to push forward.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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