thrust
     n 1: the force used in pushing; "the push of the water on the
          walls of the tank"; "the thrust of the jet engines"
          [syn: {push}]
     2: a thrusting blow with a knife or other sharp pointed
        instrument; "one strong stab to the heart killed him"
        [syn: {stab}, {knife thrust}]
     3: the act of applying force to propel something; "after
        reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off" [syn:
        {drive}, {driving force}]
     4: verbal criticism; "he enlivened his editorials with barbed
        thrusts at politicians"
     5: a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow); "he warned me with
        a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with
        his fist" [syn: {jab}, {jabbing}, {poke}, {poking}, {thrusting}]
     v 1: push forcefully; "He thrust his chin forward"
     2: press or force; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust
        the letter into his hand" [syn: {stuff}, {shove}, {squeeze}]
     3: make a thrusting forward movement [syn: {lunge}, {hurl}, {hurtle}]
     4: impose or thrust urgently, importunately, or inexorably;
        "She forced her diet fads on him" [syn: {force}]
     5: penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument [syn: {pierce}]
     6: geology: thrust (molten rock) into pre-existing rock
     7: push upward; "The front of the trains that had collided
        head-on thrust up into the air" [syn: {push up}]
     8: place or put with great energy; "She threw the blanket
        around the child"; "thrust the money in the hands of the
        beggar" [syn: {throw}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0