1. Push forcefully
   "He thrust his chin forward"
    
2. Press or force
   "She thrust the letter into his hand";
   - stuff, shove, squeeze
    
3. Push violently in a specified direction
   "The front of the trains that had collided head-on thrust up into the air";
   - push up
    
4. Make a thrusting forward movement
   "The fencer thrust at his opponent";
   - lunge, hurl, hurtle
    
5. Place or put with great energy
   "thrust the money in the hands of the beggar";
   - throw
    
6. Penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
   "He thrust the sword through the enemy's armour";
   - pierce
    
7. Impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably
   "She thrust her diet fads on him";
   - force
    
8. (geology) force (molten rock) into pre-existing rock
   "Magma was thrust into the surrounding sedimentary layers"

1. The force used in pushing
   "the thrust of the jet engines";
   - push
    
2. The act of applying force to propel something
   "after reaching the desired velocity the thrust is cut off";
   - drive, driving force
    
3. A strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument
   "one strong thrust to the heart killed him";
   - stab, knife thrust
    
4. A quick gesture, push or prod with a finger, stick, or similar object
   "He emphasized his point with a thrust of his finger";
   - jab, poke
    
5. Verbal criticism
   "he enlivened his editorials with barbed thrusts at politicians"

Derived forms: thrust, thrusts, thrusting

See also: push forward

Type of: actuation, blow, compel, criticism, force, gesture, jut, jut out, lay, move, obligate, oblige, penetrate, pierce, place, pose, position, project, propulsion, protrude, push, put, set, stick out, unfavorable judgment [US], unfavourable judgment [Brit, Cdn]

Encyclopedia: Thrust