Thesaurus: thrust

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1. n. & v. Thrist.
2. imp. & p. p. of Thrust
3. v. t. To push or drive with force; to drive, force, or impel; to shove; as, to thrust anything with the hand or foot, or with an instrument.
4. v. t. To stab; to pierce; -- usually with through.
5. v. i. To make a push; to attack with a pointed weapon; as, a fencer thrusts at his antagonist.
6. v. i. To enter by pushing; to squeeze in.
7. v. i. To push forward; to come with force; to press on; to intrude.
8. n. A word/violent">violent word/push">push or driving, as with a pointed weapon moved in the direction of its length, or with the hand or foot, or with any instrument; a stab; -- a word much used as a term of fencing.
9. n. An attack; an assault.
10. n. The force or pressure of one part of a construction against other parts; especially (Arch.), a horizontal or diagonal outward pressure, as of an arch against its abutments, or of rafters against the wall which support them.
11. n. The breaking down of the roof of a gallery under its superincumbent weight.
12. n. the force used in pushing