n.

1. the force used in pushing;
   push
   
   • the push of the water on the walls of the tank
   • the thrust of the jet engines
2. a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument;
   stab, knife thrust
   
   • one strong stab to the heart killed him
3. the act of applying force to propel something;
   drive, driving force
   
   • after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off
4. verbal criticism
   
   • he enlivened his editorials with barbed thrusts at politicians
5. a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow);
   jab, jabbing, poke, poking, thrusting
   
   • he warned me with a jab with his finger
   • he made a thrusting motion with his fist

v.

1. push forcefully
   
   • He thrust his chin forward
2. press or force;
   stuff, shove, squeeze
   
   • Stuff money into an envelope
   • She thrust the letter into his hand
3. make a thrusting forward movement;
   lunge, hurl, hurtle
4. impose or thrust urgently, importunately, or inexorably;
   force
   
   • She forced her diet fads on him
5. penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument;
   pierce
6. force (molten rock) into pre-existing rock
7. push upward;
   push up
   
   • The front of the trains that had collided head-on thrust up into the air
8. place or put with great energy;
   throw
   
   • She threw the blanket around the child
   • thrust the money in the hands of the beggar