THRUST Synonyms

• the act of applying force in order to move something away

• the force used in pushing

• enterprising or ambitious drive

• an electrical switch operated by pressing

• an effort to advance

• move with force

• press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action

• make publicity for; try to sell (a product)

• strive and make an effort to reach a goal

• press against forcefully without moving

• approach a certain age or speed

• exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for

• sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs)

• move strenuously and with effort

• make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby

• the act of applying force to propel something

• a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine

• a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end

• a road leading up to a private house

• the trait of being highly motivated

• hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver

• the act of driving a herd of animals overland

• a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)

• a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire

• (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium

• a wide scenic road planted with trees

• (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)

• operate or control a vehicle

• travel or be transported in a vehicle

• cause someone or something to move by driving

• force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically

• to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly

• cause to move back by force or influence

• compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment

• push, propel, or press with force

• cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force

• strive and make an effort to reach a goal

• move into a desired direction of discourse

• have certain properties when driven

• work as a driver

• move by being propelled by a force

• urge forward

• proceed along in a vehicle

• strike with a driver, as in teeing off

• hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally

• excavate horizontally

• cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling

• (hunting) search for game

• (hunting) chase from cover into more open ground

• a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)

• a quick short straight punch

• the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow

• poke or thrust abruptly

• strike or punch with quick and short blows

• stab or pierce

• the act of moving forward suddenly

• (fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and the back leg straight and with the sword arm outstretched forward

• make a thrusting forward movement

• tall coarse perennial American herb having small white flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping racemes; young fleshy stems are edible; berries and root are poisonous

• someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind

• a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases

• a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)

• (boxing) a blow with the fist

• poke or thrust abruptly

• search or inquire in a meddlesome way

• stir by poking

• hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument

• make a hole by poking

• the act of shoving (giving a push to someone or something)

• come into rough contact with while moving

• push roughly

• press or force

• urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate

• cause to move forward with force

• a folded section placed between the leaves of another publication

• an artifact that is inserted or is to be inserted

• (broadcasting) a local announcement inserted into a network program

• (film) a still picture that is introduced and that interrupts the action of a film

• put or introduce into something

• place, fit, or thrust (something) into another thing

• fit snugly into

• insert casually

• a brief swim in water

• a steep and rapid fall

• thrust or throw into

• drop steeply

• dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity

• begin with vigor

• cause to be immersed

• fall abruptly

• immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate

• devote (oneself) fully to

• cause to move forward with force

• give an incentive for action

• a tool for driving or forcing something by impact

• the most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on; an integrated circuit memory chip allows information to be stored or accessed in any order and all storage locations are equally accessible

• (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Aries

• uncastrated adult male sheep

• the first sign of the zodiac which the sun enters at the vernal equinox; the sun is in this sign from about March 21 to April 19

• strike or drive against with a heavy impact

• force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically

• undergo damage or destruction on impact

• crowd or pack to capacity

• an implement consisting of a length of wood

• a small thin branch of a tree

• a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane

• a rectangular quarter pound block of butter or margarine

• informal terms for the leg

• a long implement (usually made of wood) that is shaped so that hockey or polo players can hit a puck or ball

• a long thin implement resembling a length of wood

• marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking

• threat of a penalty

• put, fix, force, or implant

• stay put (in a certain place)

• stick to firmly

• be or become fixed

• endure

• be a devoted follower or supporter

• be loyal to

• cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface

• fasten with an adhesive material like glue

• fasten with or as with pins or nails

• fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something

• pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument

• pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed

• come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation

• saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous

• be a mystery or bewildering to

• a sudden sharp feeling

• a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument

• informal words for any attempt or effort

• use a knife on

• stab or pierce

• poke or thrust abruptly

• (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)

• an offensive move in a sport or game

• intense adverse criticism

• ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation

• the act of attacking

• a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase

• a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition

• the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent)

• strong criticism

• launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with

• attack in speech or writing

• take the initiative and go on the offensive

• attack someone physically or emotionally

• set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task

• begin to injure

• some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity

• an unexpected piece of good luck

• (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other

• a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)

• a pause from doing something (as work)

• the act of breaking something

• a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

• breaking of hard tissue such as bone

• the occurrence of breaking

• an abrupt change in the tone or register of the voice (as at puberty or due to emotion)

• the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool

• (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving

• an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity

• a sudden dash

• any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare

• an escape from jail

• terminate or end

• become separated into pieces or fragments

• render inoperable or ineffective

• ruin completely

• destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments

• act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises

• move away or escape suddenly

• scatter or part

• force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up

• prevent completion

• enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act

• make submissive, obedient, or useful

• fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns

• surpass in excellence

• make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret

• come into being

• stop operating or functioning

• interrupt a continued activity

• make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing

• curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves

• lessen in force or effect

• be broken in

• come to an end

• vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity

• cause to give up a habit

• give up

• come forth or begin from a state of latency

• happen or take place

• cause the failure or ruin of

• invalidate by judicial action

• discontinue an association or relation; go different ways

• assign to a lower position; reduce in rank

• reduce to bankruptcy

• change directions suddenly

• emerge from the surface of a body of water

• break down, literally or metaphorically

• do a break dance

• exchange for smaller units of money

• destroy the completeness of a set of related items

• make the opening shot that scatters the balls

• separate from a clinch, in boxing

• go to pieces

• break a piece from a whole

• become punctured or penetrated

• pierce or penetrate

• be released or become known; of news

• cease an action temporarily

• interrupt the flow of current in

• undergo breaking

• find a flaw in

• find the solution or key to

• change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another

• happen

• become fractured; break or crack on the surface only

• crack; of the male voice in puberty

• fall sharply

• fracture a bone of

• diminish or discontinue abruptly

• weaken or destroy in spirit or body

• an impetuous rush toward someone or something

• (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense

• the price charged for some article or service

• the quantity of unbalanced electricity in a body (either positive or negative) and construed as an excess or deficiency of electrons

• attention and management implying responsibility for safety

• a special assignment that is given to a person or group

• a person committed to your care

• financial liabilities (such as a tax)

• (psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object

• the swift release of a store of affective force

• request for payment of a debt

• a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something

• an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence

• heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield

• a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time

• to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle

• blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against

• demand payment

• move quickly and violently

• assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to

• file a formal charge against

• make an accusatory claim

• fill or load to capacity

• enter a certain amount as a charge

• cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution

• give over to another for care or safekeeping

• pay with a credit card; pay with plastic money; postpone payment by recording a purchase as a debt

• lie down on command, of hunting dogs

• cause to be agitated, excited, or roused

• place a heraldic bearing on

• provide (a device) with something necessary

• direct into a position for use

• impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to

• instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence

• instruct or command with authority

• attribute responsibility to

• set or ask for a certain price

• cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on

• energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge

• saturate

• force somebody to do something

• necessitate or exact

• a small narrow pointed missile that is thrown or shot

• a tapered tuck made in dressmaking

• a sudden quick movement

• move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart

• run or move very quickly or hastily

• move with sudden speed

• the concentration of attention or energy on something

• maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system

• maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea

• a central point or locus of an infection in an organism

• special emphasis attached to something

• a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges

• a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section

• direct one's attention on something

• cause to converge on or toward a central point

• bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions

• become focussed or come into focus

• put (an image) into focus