thrust

1. n. & v. Thrist. Source: opted

2. imp. & p. p. of Thrust Source: opted

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. Source: opted

4. v. t. To stab; to pierce; -- usually with through. Source: opted

5. v. i. To make a push; to attack with a pointed weapon; as, a fencer thrusts at his antagonist. Source: opted

6. v. i. To enter by pushing; to squeeze in. Source: opted

7. v. i. To push forward; to come with force; to press on; to intrude. Source: opted

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. Source: opted

9. n. An attack; an assault. Source: opted

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. Source: opted

11. n. The breaking down of the roof of a gallery under its superincumbent weight. Source: opted

12. n. the force used in pushing Source: wordnet

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