How to pronounce "thrust"

• "thrust" pronounced in English.

Meanings and definitions of "thrust"

Noun

the force used in pushing; "the push of the water on the walls of the tank"; "the thrust of the jet engines"

Synonyms:

• push
• thrust

Noun

a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument; "one strong stab to the heart killed him"

Synonyms:

• stab
• thrust
• knife thrust

Noun

the act of applying force to propel something; "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off"

Synonyms:

• drive
• thrust
• driving force

Noun

verbal criticism; "he enlivened his editorials with barbed thrusts at politicians"

Synonyms:

• thrust

Noun

a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow); "he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist"

Synonyms:

• jab
• jabbing
• poke
• poking
• thrust
• thrusting

Verb

push forcefully; "He thrust his chin forward"

Synonyms:

• thrust

Verb

press or force; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand"

Synonyms:

• thrust
• stuff
• shove
• squeeze

Verb

make a thrusting forward movement

Synonyms:

• lunge
• hurl
• hurtle
• thrust

Verb

impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably; "She forced her diet fads on him"

Synonyms:

• force
• thrust

Verb

penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument

Synonyms:

• pierce
• thrust

Verb

force (molten rock) into pre-existing rock

Synonyms:

• thrust

Verb

push upward; "The front of the trains that had collided head-on thrust up into the air"

Synonyms:

• thrust
• push up

Verb

place or put with great energy; "She threw the blanket around the child"; "thrust the money in the hands of the beggar"

Synonyms:

• throw
• thrust