Word Meaning

thrust definition and meaning

n. & v. Thrist.
imp. & p. p. of Thrust
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.
v. t. To stab; to pierce; -- usually with through.
v. i. To make a push; to attack with a pointed weapon; as, a fencer thrusts at his antagonist.
v. i. To enter by pushing; to squeeze in.
v. i. To push forward; to come with force; to press on; to intrude.
n. A violent 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.
n. An attack; an assault.
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.
n. The breaking down of the roof of a gallery under its superincumbent weight.

Crossword clues for thrust

- Driving force
- Impetus
- Lunge
- Push forcibly
- push forward with sudden force
- Push roughly
- Push with force
- Stab