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thrust::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | drive, driving force |
| Type of | actuation, propulsion |
| Has types | impetus, impulsion, impulse, firewall |
thrust::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | knife thrust, stab |
| Type of | blow |
| Has types | lunge, remise, straight thrust, passado |
thrust::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Verb group | push up |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | unfavorable judgment, criticism |
he enlivened his editorials with barbed thrusts at politicians.
Examples of thrust
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Sinclair was the beneficiary following a final thrust by second-five Ryan Smith.
From the nzherald.co.nz
However, electricity being used to generate thrust is flawed from the beginning.
From the newscientist.com
They demand to be admitted into the hall of fame, and its doors are thrust wide.
From the guardian.co.uk
Then push backwards to the starting position, which needs quite a strong thrust.
From the mirror.co.uk
The topography provides a natural buffer against any military thrust from Syria.
From the bbc.co.uk
Together, those changes account for that hunched-over, head-thrust-forward look.
From the washingtonpost.com
His wrists had been slashed and a broken wine bottle thrust deep into his chest.
From the time.com
In one savage thrust, Mount McKinley had almost doubled its total recorded toll.
From the time.com
The loss of Skinner meant fifth-year senior Ryan McManus was thrust into action.
From the charlotteobserver.com
- Push: the force used in pushing; "the push of the water on the walls of the tank"; "the thrust of the jet engines"
- Push forcefully; "He thrust his chin forward"
- Press or force; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand"
- Stab: a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument; "one strong stab to the heart killed him"
- Drive: the act of applying force to propel something; "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off"
- Lunge: make a thrusting forward movement
- Thrust is a reaction force described quantitatively by Newton's second and third laws. When a system expels or accelerates mass in one direction the accelerated mass will cause a proportional but opposite force on that system.
- Thrust is a jazz fusion album by Herbie Hancock, released in 1974 on Columbia Records. It served as a follow up to Hancock's album, Head Hunters (1973), and achieved similar commercial success, as the album reached as high as number 13 on the Billboard Hot 200 listing. ...
- Chris France (born July 8, 1976), better known by his stage name Thrust, is a Canadian rapper from Toronto, Ontario. He is most known for his appearance on the Rascalz' 1998 single "Northern Touch" which also features Kardinal Offishall, Choclair, and Checkmate. ...
