noun Download 🔗Share An attack made by moving the sword parallel to its length and landing with the point. Examples : "Pierre was a master swordsman, and could parry the thrusts of lesser men with barely a thought." weapon military action sport Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A push, stab, or lunge forward (the act thereof.) Examples : "The cutpurse tried to knock her satchel from her hands, but she avoided his thrust and yelled, "Thief!"" action weapon military sport Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The force generated by propulsion, as in a jet engine. Examples : "Spacecraft are engineering marvels, designed to resist the thrust of liftoff, as well as the reverse pressure of the void." energy physics technology machine science technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The primary effort; the goal. Examples : "Ostensibly, the class was about public health in general, but the main thrust was really sex education." action achievement Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To push out or extend rapidly or powerfully. Examples : "He thrust his arm into the icy stream and grabbed a wriggling fish, astounding the observers." action energy physics body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading