thrust

/θɹˈʌst/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

verb

1. push forcefully
   “He thrust his chin forward”
2. press or force
   “Stuff money into an envelope”
3. make a thrusting forward movement
4. impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably
   “She forced her diet fads on him”
5. penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
6. force (molten rock) into pre-existing rock
7. push upward
   “The front of the trains that had collided head-on thrust up into the air”
8. place or put with great energy
   “She threw the blanket around the child”

noun

1. the force used in pushing
   “the push of the water on the walls of the tank”
2. a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument
   “one strong stab to the heart killed him”
3. the act of applying force to propel something
   “after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off”
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”

Synonyms for thrust

• stuff
• shove
• squeeze
• lunge
• hurl
• hurtle
• force
• pierce
• push up
• throw
• push
• stab
• knife thrust
• drive
• driving force
• jab
• jabbing
• poke
• poking
• thrusting

Words that rhyme with thrust

• just
• trust
• bust
• rust
• dust
• adjust
• combust
• crust
• must
• robust
• disgust
• distrust
• encrust
• incrust
• lust
• mistrust
• unjust
• entrust
• readjust
• antitrust
• cussed
• gust
• nonplussed
• sawdust
• stardust
• wanderlust
• ameritrust
• blust
• brust
• bused