to thrust
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6.7
- verb
- /θrʌst/
:
imponer
- Some people are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them.
- thrust into a position
- thrust into the public
- thrust an issue
So something goes wrong and thrust the characters into more action.
- So something goes wrong and thrust the characters into more action.
- And then of course, the newspaper shut and threw, thrust me out into the world.
- And so he was thrust from being a kid to being the man of the family.
- And they've been thrust into the national stage, global stage.
- Totally just happen chance it happenstance that he got kind of thrust into the mainstream talking about this stuff.
- Caligula was thrust into a position of absolute power.
- But it was just something that I was going to say was thrust upon me, but I don't want to use that verb.
- I was just this free, loving, young, confident, happy kid, like thrust into it.
- Well, he had his work cut out for him and some people were having their work thrust upon them.
- You have family members who have died, which by the way, it's now those things have been been thrust upon you.
- He sort of gets thrust into fame with the Four Hour Workweek and has this sort of very unique.
- And there I love the term we have been thrust into this dynamic of the US is now the US brand is now toxic uncertainty.
- And one of the things that I found, which was interesting because I didn't have any experience in this until I actually was thrust into it.
- I'm trying to, to, to collect enough stories to to back up my, the hypothesis that was in a way thrust into my lap.
- And so I think I was thrust into finding a routine so that every single needle in my life was still met, if that makes sense.
- Let's just I'll be kind today, OK is rushed and then thrust upon the VA to say here, do this.
- You don't get thrust into one untested baby steps, they bring you in.
Examples
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The once media-shy prince found himself thrust into the limelight as never before.
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When, with retirement and Vanessa's death, it had been thrust upon him, he'd been ready for it.
Fiction book (1999) -
And she thrust a glass of wine into my hands and said, drink this.
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And so he was thrust from being a kid to being the man of the family.
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For their part, opponents of the peace process have tried to thrust Jerusalem to center stage.
Academic text (1996) -
I don't want it thrust on me at the last minute!
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I feel like so many parents are winging it because you just get thrust into that world all of a sudden.
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Nevertheless, l know whatever hardships were thrust upon him... ...he handled them with dignity.
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This is about individualism and fighting for your own capacity to think and create a society that you want to live in, not one that's just thrust upon you.
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She thrust her opinions on everyone at the meeting, despite their objections.
Synonyms
∞
2.3
To make someone do something by using power or pressure
271
4.8
Force someone to accept something they do not want
149
4.2
To try to make someone do something
91
6.4
Force someone to do something by threats
79
4.8
To force someone to do something or give you something
60
5.5
To force someone to accept something or to ask too much of them
15
7.5
To force someone to do something by threats or violence
4
7.2
To make someone feel they must do something, often because of pressure or need
2
9.1
Force someone to accept an idea they do not want
2
7.0
To make someone accept ideas they do not want
1
7.9
To force ideas or rules on someone by repeating them against their will
1
7.2
Force your beliefs on other people who do not want them
1
8.9
Force someone to accept ideas or opinions without their choice
1
8.3
Make someone accept ideas or opinions they do not want by pressuring them
1
9.1
Push yourself into a place or conversation when people do not want you
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 meaning to force something on someone comes from the basic idea of 'pushing' it at them. So to thrust your opinions on others is to 'push' them at people even when they do not want them.