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Thrust
θrʌst
- push suddenly or violently in a specified direction
"she thrust her hands into her pockets"
- move or advance forcibly
"she thrust through the bramble canes"
- extend so as to project conspicuously
"beside the boathouse a jetty thrust out into the water"
- force (someone) to accept or deal with something
"he felt that fame had been thrust upon him"
- a sudden or violent lunge with a pointed weapon or a bodily part
"he drove the blade upwards with one powerful thrust"
- a forceful attack or effort
"executives led a new thrust in business development"
- the principal purpose or theme of a course of action or line of reasoning
"anti-Americanism became the main thrust of their policy"
- the propulsive force of a jet or rocket engine
"the engine was a Russian-built Nene of higher thrust than the original models"
force motive force propulsive force propulsion drive driving force actuation impetus impulse impulsion momentum push pressure power- the lateral pressure exerted by an arch or other support in a building
"semi-domes assist in containing the thrust within the building"
- a reverse fault of low angle, with older strata displaced horizontally over newer