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verb
to push or drive quickly and forcibly:
He thrust his spear into the man's side.
noun
the essence, the point:
The thrust of her project was to make money., noun
push:
The rocket thrust was powerful.
verb
pushed:
He thrust them into my hand.
Simple Definitions
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general::
noun strong push ADJ. backward, downward, forward, upward | aggressive, fierce, powerful | knife The realization that she was gone was like a knife thrust. | pelvic VERB + THRUST make The Third Army made an aggressive thrust towards the front line. PHRASES ~ into a thrust into the unknown the thrust: main part/ideas ADJ. broad, central, general, main, major She explained the broad thrust of the party's policies. | dramatic, intellectual, narrative, political The dramatic thrust of the film centres around the conflict between the brothers. VERB + THRUST direct He's going to direct the main thrust of his work towards reforming welfare policy., verb ADV. deep/deeply | hard | suddenly She suddenly thrust out her arm. | aside, away, back, forward, out PREP. at He thrust a piece of paper at me. | into She thrust her hands deep into her pockets. PHRASES thrust your way She thrust her way through the dense undergrowth.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary