THRUST

v. drive by applying pressure, push, shove

n. push, boost, hit; thrust force, propelling force (as of an airplane)

Thrust is a reaction force described quantitatively by Newton's Second and Third Laws. When a system expels or accelerates mass in one direction the accelerated mass will cause a proportional but opposite force on that system.
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Noun
1. the force used in pushing; "the push of the water on the walls of the tank"; "the thrust of the jet engines"
(synonym) push
(hypernym) force
(derivation) push up
2. a thrusting blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument; "one strong stab to the heart killed him"
(synonym) stab, knife thrust
(hypernym) blow
(derivation) pierce
3. the act of applying force to propel something; "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off"
(synonym) drive, driving force
(hypernym) propulsion, actuation
(hyponym) firewall
(derivation) lunge, hurl, hurtle
4. verbal criticism; "he enlivened his editorials with barbed thrusts at politicians"
(hypernym) criticism, unfavorable judgment
5. a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow); "he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist"
(synonym) jab, jabbing, poke, poking, thrusting
(hypernym) gesture
(derivation) throw
Verb
1. push forcefully; "He thrust his chin forward"
(hypernym) push, force
(hyponym) jab, prod, stab, poke, dig
(see-also) barge, thrust ahead, push forward
2. press or force; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand"
(synonym) stuff, shove, squeeze
(hypernym) push, force
(derivation) push
3. make a thrusting forward movement
(synonym) lunge, hurl, hurtle
(hypernym) move
(hyponym) dart
(derivation) drive, driving force
4. impose or thrust urgently, importunately, or inexorably; "She forced her diet fads on him"
(synonym) force
(hypernym) compel, oblige, obligate
(hyponym) stick, sting
5. penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
(synonym) pierce
(hypernym) penetrate, perforate
(hyponym) stick
(derivation) stab, knife thrust
6. geology: thrust (molten rock) into pre-existing rock
(verb-group) push up
(derivation) push
7. push upward; "The front of the trains that had collided head-on thrust up into the air"
(synonym) push up
(hypernym) stick out, protrude, jut out, jut, project
(derivation) push
8. place or put with great energy; "She threw the blanket around the child"; "thrust the money in the hands of the beggar"
(synonym) throw
(hypernym) put, set, place, pose, position, lay
(hyponym) pop
(derivation) jab, jabbing, poke, poking, thrusting

(v. t.)
To stab; to pierce; -- usually with through.
  

(v. t.)
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.
  

(v. i.)
To push forward; to come with force; to press on; to intrude.
  

(v. i.)
To make a push; to attack with a pointed weapon; as, a fencer thrusts at his antagonist.
  

(v. i.)
To enter by pushing; to squeeze in.
  

(n.)
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.
  

(n.)
The breaking down of the roof of a gallery under its superincumbent weight.
  

(n.)
An attack; an assault.
  

(n.)
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.
  

(n. & v.)
Thrist.
  

(imp. & p. p.)
of Thrust
  

The technique of pushing with the end of a weapon to pierce with the tip, usually based on speed and surprise, as well as position. Used in war during the Middle Ages, but scorned in tournament (see Estoc ). As fencing became more popular, the thrust became the primary attack of the sword , appropriate when the armour of the defender was reduced because of the impact of gunpowder.