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thrust / [unvoicedth]rəst/ • v. (past thrust ) [tr.] push (something or someone) suddenly or violently in the specified direction: she thrust her hands into her pockets| fig. Howard was thrust into the limelight | [intr.] he thrust at his opponent with his sword. ∎ [intr.] (of a person) move or advance forcibly: she thrust through the bramble canes he tried to thrust his way past her. ∎ [intr.] (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. ∎ [intr.] (of a man) penetrate the vagina or anus of a sexual partner with forceful movements of the penis. • n. 1. a 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 sing.] the principal purpose or theme of a course of action or line of reasoning: anti-Americanism became the main thrust of their policy. 2. the 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) Geol. a reverse fault of low angle, with older strata displaced horizontally over younger. PHRASES: cut and thrust see cut. |
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"thrust." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "thrust." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-thrust.html "thrust." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-thrust.html |
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thrust A low-angle (commonly less than 45°) reverse fault, with a significant dip-slip component, in which the hanging wall overhangs the footwall. Synthetic thrust sets form imbricate fan structures which may be thrust-bound, when they form a duplex. Single thrusts typically show a ‘staircase’ trajectory composed of ramps and flats.
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AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "thrust." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "thrust." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-thrust.html AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "thrust." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-thrust.html |
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thrust Driving force resulting from operation of a propeller, jet engine or rocket engine. An aircraft propeller forces air backwards, and jet and rocket engines expel gases backwards. Thrust occurs in the forward direction in accordance with the third of Newton's laws of motion. See also aerodynamics
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"thrust." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "thrust." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-thrust.html "thrust." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-thrust.html |
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JAMES STEVENS CURL. "thrust." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES STEVENS CURL. "thrust." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-thrust.html JAMES STEVENS CURL. "thrust." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-thrust.html |
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Thrusta large milling crowd, 1565. Example : they were faint with the great thrust and throng of the people, 1588. |
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"Thrust." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Thrust." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505301583.html "Thrust." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505301583.html |
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thrust vb. XII. — ON. þrýsta.
Hence sb. XVI. |
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T. F. HOAD. "thrust." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "thrust." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-thrust.html T. F. HOAD. "thrust." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-thrust.html |
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•adjust, august, bust, combust, crust, dust, encrust, entrust, gust, just, lust, mistrust, must, robust, rust, thrust, trust, undiscussed
•stardust • sawdust • angel dust
•bloodlust • wanderlust • upthrust
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"thrust." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "thrust." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-thrust.html "thrust." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-thrust.html |
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