thrust
push forcefully
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,751 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 10,395 times across 139,755 chapters — 0.005% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- push forcefully He thrust his chin forward
- press or force also: stuff, shove, squeeze Stuff money into an envelopeShe thrust the letter into his hand
- make a thrusting forward movement also: lunge, hurl, hurtle
- impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably also: force She forced her diet fads on him
- penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument also: pierce
- force (molten rock) into pre-existing rock
thrust in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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That thrust had frightened him more than any vague insinuations about Denis Eady.
Ethan Frome · Edith Wharton · Chapter 1
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Some policemen are born grafters, some achieve graft, and some have graft thrust upon them.
The Intrusion of Jimmy · P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse · Chapter 1
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Here the victim was tortured for fifty minutes by red-hot iron brands thrust against his quivering body.
The Red Record Tabulated Statistics · Ida B. Wells-Barnett · Chapter 1
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Coincidence had thrust Caesar out of his thoughts and on to the narrow path in front of him.
The Hill: A Romance of Friendship · Horace Annesley Vachell · Chapter 1
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Mind you, I wouldn't have thrust in if I hadn't happened to find out the girl's got no use for him.
The Torch and Other Tales · Eden Phillpotts · Chapter 1