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}]