Thrust
Definition of Thrust
n. & v. | 1. | Thrist. | v. t. | 1. | To push or drive with force; to drive, force, or impel; to shove; as, to thrust anything with the hand or foot, or with an instrument. | | 2. | To stab; to pierce; - usually with through. | v. i. | 1. | To make a push; to attack with a pointed weapon; as, a fencer thrusts at his antagonist. | | 2. | To enter by pushing; to squeeze in. | | 3. | To push forward; to come with force; to press on; to intrude. | n. | 1. | A violent push or driving, as with a pointed weapon moved in the direction of its length, or with the hand or foot, or with any instrument; a stab; - a word much used as a term of fencing. | | 2. | An attack; an assault. | | 3. | (Mech.) The force or pressure of one part of a construction against other parts; especially (Arch.), a horizontal or diagonal outward pressure, as of an arch against its abutments, or of rafters against the wall which support them. | | 4. | (Mining) The breaking down of the roof of a gallery under its superincumbent weight. |
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