thrust

[θrʌst]

Definition:
1. To push something or somebody suddenly or violently in a particular direction; to move quickly and suddenly in a particular direction.
2. Push forcefully.
3. Press or force.
4. The force used in pushing.

Use 'thrust' in a sentence:

1. His mother thrust an envelope into his hand and then got in the car.
2. An aerial thrust up from the grass verge.
3. He smiled and waved at Mrs. Grady, then thrust his shovel deep into the snow.
4. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.
5. He had his overcoat on, and his pistols thrust into his belt again.
6. She thrust it away again, but with less animosity.
7. She thrust the volume into the desk, turned the key, and burst out crying with shame and vexation.
8. She thrust past him angrily and left.
9. He was beginning to get angry and thrust her roughly towards the door.
10. "No more of those regrettable incidents with the police, Toad," said the Rat, as they thrust him into his bedroom.
11. He drew his sword and thrust it at the young man.
12. It was thrust before him by the Sheriff.
13. Both Princess and swineherd were thrust out of the city.
14. The Lapita's thrust into the Pacific was eastward, against the prevailing trade winds, Irwin notes.
15. This provides a forward movement, known as thrust.
16. She was more than plump, her thick-ankled feet thrust into low-heeled shoes.
17. There are adaptations that increase the amount of forward thrust as well as those that reduce drag.
18. The real thrust of the film is its examination of New York's Hasidic community.
19. He reached the garden gate and thrust his way through it.
20. Why has such sadness been thrust upon us?
21. He thrust the baby into my arms and ran off.
22. They can glide past eddies that would slow them down and then gain extra thrust by "pushing off" the eddies.
23. She thrust her way into the crowd.
24. They thrust him into the back of a jeep.
25. The thrust of his argument was that change was needed.
26. All our objections were thrust aside.
27. She crept up and thrust her head into the oven.
28. He let David go with a thrust of his wrist that sent the lad reeling.
29. The exhausted man and the trustful guy thrust a knife into the rusty crust.
30. It provides the thrust that makes the craft move forward.
31. It's a spear that you thrust and it's got a bronze point.
32. A grotesque peak thrusts itself towards the sky.
33. He killed her with a thrust of the knife.
34. He thrust at me with a knife.
35. Tony has now been thrust into the limelight, with a high-profile job.
36. Thrusting themselves into the spirit of the farce, they ham it up like mad.
37. The main thrust of the research will be the study of the early Universe and galaxy formation.
38. She grabs a stack of baby photos and thrusts them into my hands.
39. They thrust their way through the dense crowd.
40. She thrust her hands deep into her pockets.
41. He hunched his shoulders and thrust his hands deep into his pockets.
42. A substantial thrust of the effort of management is to explore a recapitalization of the company.
43. She had not wanted to be Queen, but the role was thrust upon her.
44. She was annoyed at having three extra guests suddenly thrust on her.
45. A ray of sunlight thrust out through the clouds.
46. She broke free by thrusting her elbow into his chest.
47. He tends to thrust himself forward too much.
48. The conductor brought home the full thrust of the work's emotional resolution.