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Meaning Of Thrust
n. & v.
Thrist.
imp. & p. p.
of Thrust
v. t.
To push or drive with force; to drive, force, or impel;
to shove; as, to thrust anything with the hand or foot, or with an
instrument.
v. t.
To stab; to pierce; -- usually with through.
v. i.
To make a push; to attack with a pointed weapon; as, a
fencer thrusts at his antagonist.
v. i.
To enter by pushing; to squeeze in.
v. i.
To push forward; to come with force; to press on; to
intrude.
n.
A violent push or driving, as with a pointed weapon moved
in the direction of its length, or with the hand or foot, or with any
instrument; a stab; -- a word much used as a term of fencing.
n.
An attack; an assault.
n.
The force or pressure of one part of a construction against
other parts; especially (Arch.), a horizontal or diagonal outward
pressure, as of an arch against its abutments, or of rafters against
the wall which support them.
n.
The breaking down of the roof of a gallery under its
superincumbent weight.