# thrust

Pronunciation: say "THRUST" /θɹʌst/

## Verb

1. To push or drive someone or something forcefully, as with a shove.
   - Simple: To push someone or something hard.
   - _The guards thrust the prisoner into a cell and slammed the door._
   - _Rioters tried to thrust the barricade aside as police moved in._
5. To force something, such as a duty or role, on someone.
   - Simple: To make someone take something they did not ask for, like a job or duty.
   - _Leadership was thrust upon him when the captain was injured._
   - _Don't let them thrust the extra work on you just because you're new._
6. To push out or extend something quickly and forcefully.
   - Simple: To push something out fast and hard, like an arm or a hand.
   - _She thrust her hand into the bag and pulled out a crumpled ticket._
   - _Children thrust their hands in the air whenever the teacher asks a question._
7. To push forward with force, as an army advancing against an enemy.
   - Simple: To move forward with force, as an army does when it attacks.
   - _The armored columns thrust deep into enemy territory before dawn._
   - _The general planned to thrust north along the river once the bridges were secure._
8. To push one's way in, squeezing into a space or between people.
   - Simple: To push your way into a place or between people.
   - _A reporter thrust between the two senators and shouted a question._
   - _Latecomers tried to thrust through the crowd at the gate._
9. To pierce or stab, usually by driving something through.
   - Simple: To push something sharp into or through someone or something.

## Noun

2. A forceful push, stab or lunge forward.
   - Simple: A quick, hard push or jab forward.
   - _With one thrust of his shoulder, he forced the stuck door open._
   - _The robber's knife thrust missed her by inches._
3. The chief aim or main effort behind something, such as a plan, argument or story.
   - Simple: The main idea or goal of something.
   - _The main thrust of her speech was that the city needs more affordable housing._
   - _Critics accepted the general thrust of the report but questioned its numbers._
4. The force produced by propulsion, as by a jet engine or a rocket.
   - Simple: The pushing force made by an engine, like the engine of a jet plane.
   - _At takeoff, the pilots push the engines to full thrust._
   - _The rocket's first stage produces enough thrust to lift it off the pad._
10. In fencing, an attack in which the sword is driven forward along its length so that the point lands.
   - Simple: In fencing, an attack where you push your sword straight ahead to hit with the point.
   - _She parried the thrust and answered with a quick riposte to his shoulder._
   - _The judges awarded the point because the thrust landed cleanly on the target area._

## Origin

From Middle English þrusten, from Old Norse þrysta, from Proto-Germanic *þrustijaną, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *trewd-.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/thrust (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).