thrust

Noun
  1. The force used in pushing (synset 111518603)
    "the push of the water on the walls of the tank"; "the thrust of the jet engines"
    is a type of: force - (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity
    same as: push
  2. A strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument (synset 101176455)
    "one strong stab to the heart killed him"
    is a type of: blow - a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon
    subtypes:
    • lunge, passado, straight thrust - (fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and the back leg straight and with the sword arm outstretched forward
    • remise - (fencing) a second thrust made on the same lunge (as when your opponent fails to riposte)
    same as: knife thrust, stab
  3. The act of applying force to propel something (synset 100104654)
    "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off"
    is a type of: actuation, propulsion - the act of propelling
    subtypes:
    same as: drive, driving force
  4. Verbal criticism (synset 106724343)
    "he enlivened his editorials with barbed thrusts at politicians"
    is a type of: criticism, unfavorable judgment - disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings
  5. A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow) (synset 100335761)
    "he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist"
    is a type of: gesture - motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
    same as: jab, jabbing, poke, poking, thrusting
Verb
  1. Push forcefully (synset 201903255)
    "He thrust his chin forward"
    is a type of: force, push - move with force
    subtypes:
    • dig, jab, poke, prod, stab - poke or thrust abruptly
    • jab, stab - stab or pierce
    • shoulder - push with the shoulders
    • boost - push or shove upward, as if from below or behind
    • drive, force, ram - force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
    • pound, ram, ram down - strike or drive against with a heavy impact
    • punch - drive forcibly as if by a punch
    • dig - thrust down or into
  2. Press or force (synset 202098847)
    "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand"
    is a type of: force, push - move with force
    same as: shove, squeeze, stuff
  3. Make a thrusting forward movement (synset 202066140)
    is a type of: move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
    subtypes:
    • dart - move with sudden speed
    • riposte - make a return thrust
    same as: hurl, hurtle, lunge
  4. Impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably (synset 200749422)
    "She forced her diet fads on him"
    is a type of: compel, obligate, oblige - force somebody to do something
    subtypes: stick, sting - saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous
    same as: force
  5. Penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument (synset 201444129)
    is a type of: penetrate, perforate - pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
    subtypes:
    • stick - pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed
    • stick - pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument
    • peg - pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into
    • center punch - make a small hole in something as a guide for a drill
    • empale, impale, spike, transfix - pierce with a sharp stake or point
    • horn, tusk - stab or pierce with a horn or tusk
    • gore - wound by piercing with a sharp or penetrating object or instrument
    • lance - pierce with a lance, as in a knights' fight
    same as: pierce
  6. Force (molten rock) into pre-existing rock (synset 202719932)
    referred to in: geology - a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks
    verb group: push up, thrust - push upward
  7. Push upward (synset 202719727)
    "The front of the trains that had collided head-on thrust up into the air"
    is a type of: jut, jut out, project, protrude, stick out - extend out or project in space
    same as: push up
    verb group: thrust - force (molten rock) into pre-existing rock
  8. Place or put with great energy (synset 201501904)
    "She threw the blanket around the child"; "thrust the money in the hands of the beggar"
    is a type of: lay, place, pose, position, put, set - put into a certain place or abstract location
    subtypes: pop - put or thrust suddenly and forcefully
    same as: throw

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