The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - thrustv.

1) push, shove, drive, force, impel, ram, jam, butt, propel, prod, urge, press; shoulder, jostle, elbow: A stranger thrust this note into my hand. She thrust her way through the crowd. 2) stab, plunge, stick, jab, poke; lunge: He thrust the dagger into the man's back. She thrust at me with an ice pick. 3) Usually, thrust upon. press (upon or on) , impose (upon or on) , force (upon or on) , urge (upon or on) : They were willing to help, but rather thought the problem had been thrust upon them. --n. 4) shove, push, drive, lunge, poke, prod, stab: He depended on his agility to avoid the thrusts of the rapier. 5) propulsion, force, power, energy: The thrust of the photon engines drives the space ship at nearly the speed of light.