thrust
An attack made by moving the sword parallel to its length and landing with the pointAn attack made by moving the sword parallel to its length and landing with the point.
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Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)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.
Stoß
уко́лukól
(countable, uncountable)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.
Schub, Schubkraft, Druck
тя́гаtjága
the force used in pushing
(countable, uncountable)A push, stab, or lunge forward.
The cutpurse tried to knock her satchel from her hands, but she avoided his thrust and yelled, "Thief!"
Stoß, Stich, Vorstoß
вы́падvýpad, уда́рudár
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)The primary effort; the goal.
Ostensibly, the class was about public health in general, but the main thrust was really sex education.
Stoßrichtung, Tenor, Ziel
Origin
From Middle English þrusten, from Old Norse þrysta, from Proto-Germanic *þrustijaną, possiFrom Middle English þrusten, from Old Norse þrysta, from Proto-Germanic *þrustijaną, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *trewd-.
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Forms
plural: thrustsSynonyms
17 synonymsWord family
32 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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