backthrust
backthrust · backthrusts · backthrusted · backthrusting
To push or drive backward with force or effortTo push or drive backward with force or effort.
/ˈbækˌθrʌst/
Meaning
1 sensesTo push or drive backward with force or effort.
The soldier was backthrusting to resist the opposing force's advance.
Origin
back- + thrustback- + thrust
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Forms
backthrusts, backthrusting, backthrusted, backthrusted| Base form | backthrust · to backthrust |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | backthrusts |
| Present participle | backthrusting |
| Past simple | backthrusted |
| Past participle | backthrusted |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle