thrustverb [ I or T, usually + adv/prep ]
uk/θrʌst/us/θrʌst/thrust, thrustto push suddenly and strongly:
She thrust the money into his hand.
They thrust a microphone in front of me and fired questions at me.
She thrust the papers at me (= towards me).
The bodyguards thrust past the crowd to get at the cameraman.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Pushing and shoving
- barge
- bring
- bring sb down
- bundle
- dig
- force
- frogmarch
- heave
- jostle
- nudge
- propel
- push
- push off
- push sb/sth over
- put sth out 1
- ram
- repel
- scrum
- shove
- wheel
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Phrasal verb(s)
thrust sth on/upon sb
thrustnoun
uk/θrʌst/us/θrʌst/thrust noun (IDEA)
[ S ] the main idea, subject, or opinion that is discussed or written about:
The main thrust of her argument was that women are compromised by the demands of childcare.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Ideas, concepts and theories
- abstract
- afterthought
- brainchild
- concept
- conception
- construct
- dogma
- fancy
- ideology
- inspiration
- intellectual property
- IP
- ism
- meat
- proposition
- propositional
- punctuated equilibrium
- sacred cow
- straw man
- tenet
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thrust noun (PUSH)
[ C ] a strong push
[ U ] specialized engineering the driving force produced by, for example, an aircraft engine
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Pushing and shoving
- barge
- bring
- bring sb down
- bundle
- dig
- force
- frogmarch
- heave
- jostle
- nudge
- propel
- push
- push off
- push sb/sth over
- put sth out 1
- ram
- repel
- scrum
- shove
- wheel
See more results »
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