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verb (thrusts, thrusting; past and past participle thrust)
[with object] push (something or someone) suddenly or violently in the specified direction:she thrust her hands into her pockets figurativeHoward was thrust into the limelight [no object]:he thrust at his opponent with his sword [no object] (of a person) move or advance forcibly:she thrust through the bramble canes he tried to thrust his way past her [no object] (of a thing) extend so as to project conspicuously:beside the boathouse a jetty thrust out into the water (
thrust something on/upon)
force (someone) to accept or deal with something:he felt that fame had been thrust upon him
noun
1a sudden or violent lunge with a pointed weapon or a bodily part:he drove the blade upward with one powerful thrust a forceful attack or effort:executives led a new thrust in business development [in singular] the principal purpose or theme of a course of action or line of reasoning:anti-Americanism became the main thrust of their policy
2the propulsive force of a jet or rocket engine. the lateral pressure exerted by an arch or other support in a building.
3 (also thrust fault) Geology a reverse fault of low angle, with older strata displaced horizontally over younger.
