Synonyms:
push, thrust
Meaning: the force used in pushing; "the push of the water on the walls of the tank"; "the thrust of the jet engines"
Synonyms:
stab, thrust, knife_thrust
Meaning: a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument; "one strong stab to the heart killed him"
Synonyms:
drive, thrust, driving_force
Meaning: the act of applying force to propel something; "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off"
verb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
thrust
Meaning: push forcefully; "He thrust his chin forward"
Synonyms:
thrust, stuff, shove, squeeze
Meaning: press or force; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand"
Synonyms:
lunge, hurl, hurtle, thrust
Meaning: make a thrusting forward movement
Synonyms:
force, thrust
Meaning: impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably; "She forced her diet fads on him"
Synonyms:
pierce, thrust
Meaning: penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
Usage examples
Darrow felt his blood rise at the thrust.
His helper thrust the Humming-Bird forward.
"How much thrust?" cried Tom to his machinist.
David thrust the bag of cookies behind his back.
If they meet a man, they maul him and thrust him aside.
He leaped inside the thrust, clutching for the knife arm.
McNutt thrust his head out and peered into the blackness.
He thrust his arm into his breast, and pulled out a little lever.
Without a word he thrust her behind the divan and turned to meet them.
The boy thrust in his arm and opened the door as if it had been his own.