to thrust
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3.9
- verb
- /θrʌst/
:
empujar
- "And they took a lance and thrust it into his side."
- thrust forward
- thrust his arm
- thrust a sword
Walter Benjamin's Angel would inspire her to teach by looking back while always thrusting forward.
- Walter Benjamin's Angel would inspire her to teach by looking back while always thrusting forward.
- And then when that second stage separates, you're thrust forward, you're hanging in your straps and now you're in space floating.
- Instead they just thrust around like tiny little rocket ships just according to geometry.
- And I found myself thrust in an in between place unlike any I'd been in before.
- Once you've thrust, thrust the first bayonet in in, in the cause of that, you can't take a step back.
- So this person is thrust forth into the world that we know and experience, and they're not able to make sense of it.
Examples
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He forced his way to the wooden beast and thrust his sword into its belly.
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When the soldiers thrust their spear between Jesus' ribs, do you know what came out?
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And I just thrust my hand in, turned the little guy around.
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"I have a gift for you," I said, thrusting the photos into his hand.
Academic text (2009) -
The soldier stepped forward, leveled his weapon, and thrust it at the other man's waist.
Fiction book (1991) -
A boy of 12 springs from nowhere, thrusting a hay fork at Gisborne's throat.
Fiction book (1991) -
"Two hundred rupees!" Praful said in his gravelly voice, thrusting out his hand.
Academic text (2012) -
Three thick, stalwart trunks thrust up through the surrounding stands of golden kairn grass.
Fiction book (1991) -
Casually, he twirled a peach-hued napkin into a fan and thrust it into a wineglass.
Fiction book (1991) -
She thrust her arm forward to reach the top shelf.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To send something through the air by a quick movement of the arm
∞
1.0
To move something away from you using force, often with your hands
528
2.7
Push someone or something roughly and quickly
492
2.0
To make something open or appear quickly
459
2.7
To push a sharp pointed object into a person or animal
458
1.0
To push something into another thing with force
376
1.9
To push something so it moves or opens
57
4.0
To push something so it moves forward
45
3.0
Push something into another thing so it goes inside
39
6.6
To push into a place using physical strength or influence
37
2.0
To move something away from you by pushing with your hands
31
3.5
To move your body forward suddenly with force
16
3.2
To move something outward using force
15
3.4
Push something quickly and hard into place
6
3.6
To move ahead by pushing people or things out of the way
6
2.1
Move something or someone out of the way with your hands
2
4.8
Push something outward suddenly and strongly
1
6.1
To reach out a hand or arm toward something to offer help
To push forward through a crowd to get ahead
To push someone or something forward into a new situation
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Specialized
An attack in fencing where you lunge forward, keeping your back leg straight and your sword arm outstretched
How Forceful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Thrust comes from an old Germanic word meaning 'to push' or 'press'. Imagine a sudden hard push forward — that is why to thrust is to push something quickly and with force.