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Detailed Synonyms for thrust in English

thrust:

thrust [the ~] noun

  1. the thrust
    the push
    – the act of applying force in order to move something away 1
    • push [the ~] noun
      • he gave the door a hard push1
    the nudge; the thrust; the bumper; the bump; the punch; the blow; the jab; the buffer
    the shove
    – the act of shoving (giving a push to someone or something) 1
    • shove [the ~] noun
      • he gave the door a shove1
  2. the thrust
    the thrust
  3. the thrust
    – the act of applying force to propel something 1
    the drive; the thrust; the driving force
    – the act of applying force to propel something 1
    • drive [the ~] noun
      • after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off1
    • thrust [the ~] noun
    • driving force [the ~] noun
  4. the thrust
    – a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow) 1
    the thrust; the poke; the jab; the poking; the jabbing; the thrusting
    – a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow) 1
    • thrust [the ~] noun
    • poke [the ~] noun
    • jab [the ~] noun
      • he warned me with a jab with his finger1
    • poking [the ~] noun
    • jabbing [the ~] noun
    • thrusting [the ~] noun
      • he made a thrusting motion with his fist1
  5. the thrust
    – a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument 1
    the thrust; the stab; the knife thrust
    – a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument 1
  6. the thrust
    – verbal criticism 1
    the thrust
    – verbal criticism 1
    • thrust [the ~] noun
      • he enlivened his editorials with barbed thrusts at politicians1
  7. the thrust
    – the force used in pushing 1
    the thrust; the push
    – the force used in pushing 1
    • thrust [the ~] noun
      • the thrust of the jet engines1
    • push [the ~] noun
      • the push of the water on the walls of the tank1

to thrust verb (thrusts, thrusted, thrusting)

  1. to thrust
    – impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably 1
    to force; to thrust
    – impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably 1
    • force verb (forces, forced, forcing)
      • She forced her diet fads on him1
    • thrust verb (thrusts, thrusted, thrusting)
  2. to thrust
    – penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument 1
    to thrust; to pierce
    – penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument 1
    • thrust verb (thrusts, thrusted, thrusting)
    • pierce verb (pierces, pierced, piercing)
  3. to thrust
    – place or put with great energy 1
    to thrust; to throw
    – place or put with great energy 1
    • thrust verb (thrusts, thrusted, thrusting)
      • thrust the money in the hands of the beggar1
    • throw verb (throws, threw, throwing)
      • She threw the blanket around the child1
  4. to thrust
    – push forcefully 1
    to thrust
    – push forcefully 1
    • thrust verb (thrusts, thrusted, thrusting)
      • He thrust his chin forward1
  5. to thrust
    – make a thrusting forward movement 1
    to thrust; to hurl; lunge; hurtle
    – make a thrusting forward movement 1
  6. to thrust
    – press or force 1
    to squeeze; to thrust; to stuff; to shove
    – press or force 1
    • squeeze verb (squeezes, squeezed, squeezing)
    • thrust verb (thrusts, thrusted, thrusting)
      • She thrust the letter into his hand1
    • stuff verb (stuffs, stuffed, stuffing)
    • shove verb (shoves, shoved, shoving)
  7. to thrust
    – push upward 1
    to thrust; to push up
    – push upward 1
    • thrust verb (thrusts, thrusted, thrusting)
      • The front of the trains that had collided head-on thrust up into the air1
    • push up verb (pushes up, pushed up, pushing up)
  8. to thrust
    – force (molten rock) into pre-existing rock 1
    to thrust
    – force (molten rock) into pre-existing rock 1
    • thrust verb (thrusts, thrusted, thrusting)

Conjugations for thrust:

present
  1. thrust
  2. thrust
  3. thrusts
  4. thrust
  5. thrust
  6. thrust
simple past
  1. thrusted
  2. thrusted
  3. thrusted
  4. thrusted
  5. thrusted
  6. thrusted
present perfect
  1. have thrusted
  2. have thrusted
  3. has thrusted
  4. have thrusted
  5. have thrusted
  6. have thrusted
past continuous
  1. was thrusting
  2. were thrusting
  3. was thrusting
  4. were thrusting
  5. were thrusting
  6. were thrusting
future
  1. shall thrust
  2. will thrust
  3. will thrust
  4. shall thrust
  5. will thrust
  6. will thrust
continuous present
  1. am thrusting
  2. are thrusting
  3. is thrusting
  4. are thrusting
  5. are thrusting
  6. are thrusting
subjunctive
  1. be thrusted
  2. be thrusted
  3. be thrusted
  4. be thrusted
  5. be thrusted
  6. be thrusted
diverse
  1. thrust!
  2. let's thrust!
  3. thrusted
  4. thrusting
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Related Words for "thrust":

  • thrusts

Alternate Synonyms for "thrust":


Related Definitions for "thrust":

  1. the act of applying force to propel something1
  2. a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)1
  3. a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument1
  4. verbal criticism1
    • he enlivened his editorials with barbed thrusts at politicians1
  5. the force used in pushing1
    • the thrust of the jet engines1
  6. impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably1
  7. penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument1
  8. place or put with great energy1
    • thrust the money in the hands of the beggar1
  9. push forcefully1
    • He thrust his chin forward1
  10. make a thrusting forward movement1
  11. press or force1
    • She thrust the letter into his hand1
  12. push upward1
    • The front of the trains that had collided head-on thrust up into the air1
  13. force (molten rock) into pre-existing rock1

Related Synonyms for thrust