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Word: Thrust
Speech Type: Verb
Middle English (as a verb): from Old Norse thrýsta; perhaps related to Latin trudere ‘to thrust’. The noun is first recorded (early 16th century) in the sense ‘act of pressing’
θrʌst
push suddenly or violently in a specified direction
Short Definition:push suddenly or violently in specified direction
Examples:- she thrust her hands into her pockets
- Howard was thrust into the limelight
- he thrust at his opponent with his sword
Word: Thrust
Speech Type: Noun
θrʌst
a sudden or violent lunge with a pointed weapon or a bodily part
Short Definition:sudden or violent lunge with pointed weapon
Examples:- he drove the blade upwards with one powerful thrust
the propulsive force of a jet or rocket engine
Short Definition:propulsive force of jet or rocket engine
Examples:- the engine was a Russian-built Nene of higher thrust than the original models
a reverse fault of low angle, with older strata displaced horizontally over newer.
Short Definition:reverse fault of low angle
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