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thrust

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈθrʌst/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/θrʌst/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(thrust)

Inflections of 'thrust' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
thrusts
v 3rd person singular
thrusting
v pres p
thrust
v past
thrust
v past p

Collocations for "thrust"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "thrust" in context.

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thrust

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. the [engine's, rocket's] thrust
  2. a [sudden, sharp, strong] thrust
  3. measure the thrust
  4. thrust is measured by
  5. to create thrust
  6. the thrust [created, produced, generated] by
  7. needs a lot of thrust in order to
  8. couldn't [generate] enough thrust
  9. he [cut, split, pierced] [it] with [one, a single] thrust
  10. gave the [sword, knife] a thrust
  11. is the thrust of [their argument, the debate]
  12. sexually explicit: with a deep thrust
  13. sexually explicit: with every thrust
v
  1. thrust (back) into the [mix, fray, crowd, spotlight]
  2. thrust his way through the [crowd]
  3. was thrust out of the [house, building, the classroom]
  4. thrust [his hand, a weapon, her chin] out
  5. thrust [his hand] forward
  6. thrust out [his chest, her hand]
  7. thrust his hand into the [cookie jar, fish tank, air]
  8. sexually explicit: he thrust into her
  9. thrust against [the tide, the wind, a policy, a company, an enemy]
  10. thrust at him (with a knife)
'thrust' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "thrust" in the title:

“Open wide” vs “spread out” vs “thrust open” - English Only forum
(of a muscle) to draw, thrust, or extend (a part, etc.) forwards - English Only forum
[Thrust/pushed] the car - English Only forum
200-pound-thrust - English Only forum
a broad comic thrust - English Only forum
a low-down swarming thrust - English Only forum
A woman must/has to have a thrust every time. - English Only forum
another thrust in our life - English Only forum
aspects of it are thrust upon healthy and innocent minds - English Only forum
barge and thrust - English Only forum
be thrust into history? - English Only forum
capture the thrust - English Only forum
Direct the thrust away - English Only forum
disemboweling thrust - English Only forum
Full Thrust gearbox - English Only forum
has a thrust at... - English Only forum
have greatness thrust upon them - English Only forum
have thrust upon you a greater burden of responsibility - English Only forum
having a test booklet thrust into his/her hands - English Only forum
I've had that face thrust in mine often enough. - English Only forum
It might come with the thrust of a sword in her softly-opened body, and that would be death - English Only forum
Jam/thrust/heave - English Only forum
main thrust of history? - English Only forum
narrative thrust - English Only forum
niche thrust - English Only forum
normative thrust - English Only forum
parting thrust - English Only forum
she [thrust up] her candle close to my face - English Only forum
she thrust the knife into - English Only forum
snatched each thrust - English Only forum
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