thrust
/θɹʌst/ verb C2- To make advance with force. · We thrust at the enemy with our forces.
- To force something upon someone. · I asked her not to thrust the responsibility on me.
- To push out or extend rapidly or powerfully. · He thrust his arm into the icy stream and grabbed a wriggling fish, astounding the observers.· Towers thrusting skyward.
- To push or drive with force; to shove. · to thrust anything with the hand or foot, or with an instrument
- To enter by pushing; to squeeze in.
- To stab; to pierce; usually with through.
He/she/it thrusts · Past thrust · Past participle thrust · -ing form thrusting
Verb forms
- Base form
- thrust
- He/she/it
- thrusts
- Past
- thrust
- Past participle
- thrust
- -ing form
- thrusting
An irregular verb: learn its past and past participle by heart.
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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The dead man’s right arm was thrust out from his dressing gown, and exposed as high as the elbow.
Holmes took a swift glance round, and then pounced upon a sodden bundle tied together with cord which lay where it had been thrust under the writing table.
He descended fifteen steps, and the door of a dungeon was opened, and he was thrust in.
As he glanced down the advertisement column, with his head thrust forward and the paper flattened out upon his knee, I took a good look at the man and endeavoured, after the fashion of my companion, to read the indications which might be presented by his dress or appearance.
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