thrust
An attack made by moving the sword parallel to its length and landing with the point.
Example
“Pierre was a master swordsman, and could parry the thrusts of lesser men with barely a thought.”
Other meanings
A push, stab, or lunge forward.
“The cutpurse tried to knock her satchel from her hands, but she avoided his thrust and yelled, "Thief!"”
The force generated by propulsion, as in a jet engine.
“Spacecraft are engineering marvels, designed to resist the thrust of liftoff, as well as the reverse pressure of the void.”
Synonyms
- push
Related words
- antithrust
- backthrust
- bethrust
- counterthrust
- megathrust
- nonthrust
- outthrust
- overthrust
- thrustful
- thrustless
- thrustlike
- thrustmeter
Word history
From Old Norse "þrysta".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “thrust” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.