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The definition of thrust

14 Definitions of: thrust

    1. verb, to push (someone or something) with force or sudden strength
    2. verb, to force or impose upon (someone) or into (some condition or situation)
    3. verb, to pierce; stab
    4. verb, to force a passage or entrance
    5. verb, to push forwards, upwards, or outwards
    6. verb, to make a stab or lunge at (a person or thing)
    7. noun, a forceful drive, push, stab, or lunge
    8. noun, a force, esp one that produces motion
    9. noun, a) a propulsive force produced by the fluid pressure or the change of momentum of the fluid in a jet engine, rocket engine, etc b) a similar force produced by a propeller
    10. noun, a pressure that is exerted continuously by one part of an object, structure, etc, against another, esp the axial force by or on a shaft
    11. noun, geology a) the compressive force in the earth's crust that produces recumbent folds and thrust or reverse faults b)See thrust fault
    12. noun, civil engineering a force exerted in a downwards and outwards direction, as by an arch or rafter, or the horizontal force exerted by retained earth
    13. noun, force, impetus, or drive
    14. noun, the essential or most forceful part
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Synonyms: force, impel, stab, pierce, lunge, push, shove, poke, prod, momentum And more...
 

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