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    thrust

    thrust - Dictionary definition and meaning for word thrust

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

Thrust.. sounds like thrush.. When you rush, you push everyone and run..

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thrust sounds like trust when ever we said to our frnds turst me yaar plz we r actually forcing or pushing him/her to believe us

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