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to thrust out

to thrust out

2 4.8
Push something outward suddenly and strongly
  • phrasal verb
  • /θrʌst aʊt/
translation icon : empujar hacia afuera
  • With great effort, she thrust out the heavy door to let in the cool breeze.
  • thrust out his hand
  • thrust out his arm
  • thrust out his chin

Examples

  • The sales manager rose and thrust out his hand.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • Infalco abruptly turned and thrust out a hand toward Renko, palm upward.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • And rather than being like abandoned in the woods, he is now thrust out of doors by his father for some crime or other.

  • Then I was aware of my grandfather standing over me, his dark hand thrust out.

    Academic text (1990)

  • " The woman at the portal thrust out a welcoming hand.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • The man walked over to her, thrusting out his hand.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • "Hello, there! Hello, there!" he said briskly and thrust out his hand.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • Pleased to meet you!" he exclaimed, thrusting out his hand once more.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • "Who else would I be waiting for?" The sandy-haired man thrust out his hand and gave a vigorous shake.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • Sophie thrust out her hand, too, determined to be as grown-up as her brother.

    Fiction book (2001)

Synonyms

to drive
vsto thrust out
458 1.0

To push something into another thing with force

involves a sudden, sharp outward motion rather than sustained pushing
to thrust
vsto thrust out
66 3.9

To push something or someone suddenly and forcefully forward

pushes something outward specifically with sudden, strong movement
to propel
vsto thrust out
57 4.0

To push something so it moves forward

uses sudden, outward force rather than steady forward motion
to push out
vsto thrust out
16 3.2

To move something outward using force

involves a sudden, strong motion rather than only moving something outward
to force out
vsto thrust out
6 4.2

To push something out with effort or pressure

does the same with sudden, strong movement rather than pressure over time
to swing out
vsto thrust out
6 3.9

To move outward in a wide, sweeping motion

pushes straight outward with sudden force rather than a wide sweep
to squeeze out
vsto thrust out
4 4.2

To make someone leave a place or job by pressure

uses sudden strong physical movement rather than pressure or social tactics
to stretch forth
vsto thrust out
1 6.1

To reach out a hand or arm toward something to offer help

uses sudden, strong outward motion rather than a gentle reaching extension
to exsert
vsto thrust out
  • Specialized
9.9

To stick out from something

uses sudden, strong movement rather than gentle extension

Antonyms

to retract
25 5.6

To pull something back so it is no longer sticking out

How Forceful

to hurl
53 3.6
to thrust out
2 4.8
shove
31 2.7
push
138 1.0
to nudge
33 3.8

Surface Forms

thrust out infinitive
thrusting out present participle
thrusts out third person singular
thrust out past
thrust out past participle

Morphology

thrust + out

The meaning 'to push or force something outward with sudden or strong movement' is directly compositional from 'thrust' (to shove or propel) + 'out' (away from the interior), so a learner who knows both words can readily infer the combined sense. This verb + particle motion construction is common and cross-linguistically transparent, making it predictable for a B1 learner.

Etymology

Thrust out comes from the image of a quick, strong push away from you. Thrust means to push and out means away from you, so it now means 'to push or force something outward'.