Thrust | Mean of thrust in English Dictionary

/ˈθrʌst/

• Verb
• to push (someone or something) with force
1. He thrust his hands into his pockets.
2. He thrust his fist into the air.
3. She thrust him aside [=pushed him to the side] and walked past him.
4. He thrust his way through the crowd. [=he went through the crowd by pushing people aside]
5. Her best-selling book suddenly thrust her into the spotlight.
6. He thrust all caution aside.
7. She's unable to thrust aside [=to forget] those memories.
• to cause (something sharp) to enter or go through something else by pushing
1. The doctor thrust the needle into the patient's arm.
• to make a sudden, strong, forward movement at someone or something with a weapon
1. He thrust at me with his sword.

• to force (someone) to have or accept (something)
1. Fame was thrust upon her. [=she became famous even though she did not try or want to be famous]
• Noun
• a forward or upward push
1. With one last thrust he broke through the barrier.
2. a thrust of the hip = a hip thrust
3. a single thrust of his sword
• the main point or meaning of something
1. I agreed with the (main) thrust of the argument/theory/article.
• the main concern or purpose of something
1. The major thrust of their research [=the main reason they are doing their research] will be to find practical applications.
• the force produced by an engine that causes an aircraft, rocket, etc., to move forward
1. forward thrust