THRUST
/ฮธษนสst/
9
Scrabble
9
WWF
T(1) H(4) R(1) U(1) S(1) T(1)
NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓
Definition
/ฮธษนสst/
noun
- An attack made by moving the sword parallel to its length and landing with the point.“Pierre was a master swordsman, and could parry the thrusts of lesser men with barely a thought.”
- A push, stab, or lunge forward (the act thereof.)“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.”
verb
- To make advance with force.“We thrust at the enemy with our forces.”
- To force something upon someone.“I asked her not to thrust the responsibility on me.”
- To push out or extend rapidly or powerfully.“He thrust his arm into the icy stream and grabbed a wriggling fish, astounding the observers.”
Source: Wiktionary
Hooks
Back hooks: THRUST-S
