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(noun) the force used in pushing; "the push of the water on the walls of the tank"; "the thrust of the jet engines"
push, thrust
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(noun) a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument; "one strong stab to the heart killed him"
knife thrust, thrust, stab
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(noun) the act of applying force to propel something; "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off"
drive, thrust, driving force
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(noun) verbal criticism; "he enlivened his editorials with barbed thrusts at politicians"
thrust
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(noun) a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow); "he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist"
jab, poke, jabbing, poking, thrust, thrusting
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(verb) push forcefully; "He thrust his chin forward"
thrust
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(verb) press or force; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand"
shove, thrust, stuff, squeeze
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(verb) make a thrusting forward movement
thrust, lunge, hurtle, hurl
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(verb) impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably; "She forced her diet fads on him"
force, thrust
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(verb) penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
pierce, thrust
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(verb) force (molten rock) into pre-existing rock
thrust
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(verb) push upward; "The front of the trains that had collided head-on thrust up into the air"
push up, thrust
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(verb) place or put with great energy; "She threw the blanket around the child"; "thrust the money in the hands of the beggar"
thrust, throw
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