thrust (
http://definr.com/thrust)
n 1: the force used in pushing; "the push of the water on the
walls of the tank"; "the thrust of the jet engines"
[syn:
push]
2: a thrusting blow with a knife [syn:
stab,
knife thrust]
3: the act of applying force to propel something; "after
reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off" [syn:
drive,
driving force]
4: verbal criticism; "he enlivened his editorials with barbed
thrusts at politicians"
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" [syn:
jab,
jabbing,
poke,
poking,
thrusting]
v 1: push forcefully; "He thrust his chin forward"
2: press or force; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust
the letter into his hand" [syn:
stuff,
shove,
squeeze]
3: make a thrusting forward movement [syn:
lunge,
hurl,
hurtle]
4: impose or thrust urgently, importunately, or inexorably;
"She forced her diet fads on him" [syn:
force]
5: penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument [syn:
pierce]
6: push upward; "The front of the trains that had collided
head-on thrust up into the air" [syn:
push up]