Synonym: bear, drive, goad, press, prod, propel, push, ram, shove. Similar words: rust, crust, trust, rustle, rustic, distrust, frustrate, frustration. Meaning: [θrʌst] n. 1. the force used in pushing 2. a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument 3. the act of applying force to propel something 4. verbal criticism 5. a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow). v. 1. push forcefully 2. press or force 3. make a thrusting forward movement 4. impose or thrust urgently, importunately, or inexorably 5. penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument 6. force (molten rock) into pre-existing rock 7. push upward 8. place or put with great energy.
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151. The ceaseless thrust and bustle came from something deep and primaeval in man.
152. The thrust of the Council's case was higher participation and widened access to higher education.
153. Victoria had accused me of trying to thrust myself into the action while pretending I want to live a quiet life.
154. The program thrust local government into a proactive role as a deal maker in economic development projects.
155. He is likely to be thrust into the national political limelight.
156. Ford thrust the film back under the popular gaze when it released the Puma commercial in 1997.
157. It was 17 legs all and so Rod and Ronnie were thrust into extra time.
158. Trembling with ardour, he thrust again and again and Ruth closed around him, drawing him deeply into her.
159. Her resentment and disappointment became part of the awkward thrust she made to fasten Robert's gardenia to her shoulder strap.
160. His bowler hat is pushed way back on his head; his hands are thrust into his jacket.
161. He toyed with the envelope for a couple of seconds, then thrust it back to the bottom of the pile.
162. He thrust his hand into the stack of chaff up to the elbow without feeling a thing.
163. It has all the cut and thrust of an ideological conflict.
164. Alternatively, hold a heavy medicine ball in both hands,(sentencedict.com) bend your elbows and thrust it from you.
165. The baby suddenly revealed its head and thrust its way out of her, so that she gave a great agonised cry.
166. The right leg is raised to about knee height and is then thrust sharply backwards at the opponent.
167. I was led to the verandah, where an ancient pair of field glasses was thrust into my hands.
168. She thrust the customary tip towards the croupier with a slip of paper wrapped around a plaque.
169. However, the rocket was not allowed to leave the launch pad until full thrust was developed by each engine.
170. She thrust her eyes open, as if she would banish the image from them.
171. At length he reached his hotel and was thrust through the front doors by the sheer momentum of the crowd.
172. As it was he balked, both forefeet thrust stiffly in front of him, jarring me to the bone.
173. He was the changeling of the classic tale, thrust on good people(sentencedict .com), who was to repay good with evil.
174. These are powerfully developed and, with the caudal fin, achieve a swift forward thrust.
175. This is important-if one booster had more thrust than the other, the craft might not leave the ground vertically!
176. This was confirmed by the commander who tried to move the thrust levers without any response from the engines.
177. Leary belonged to that second string of artists, very good but never thrust into the public consciousness.
178. It was a long time before Guy released his fierce hold on her, and reluctantly thrust her away from him.
179. For the sake of reliability, pumps were not used to transfer fuel and oxidizer to the thrust chamber.
180. Jeering and chanting, they thrust her down on to the kerb.