Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - thrust
Thrust
thrust
v. & n. --v. (past and past part. thrust) 1 tr. push with a sudden impulse or with force (thrust the letter into my pocket). 2 tr. (foll. by on) impose (a thing) forcibly; enforce acceptance of (a thing) (had it thrust on me). 3 intr. (foll. by at, through) pierce or stab; make a sudden lunge. 4 tr. make (one's way) forcibly. 5 intr. (foll. by through, past, etc.) force oneself (thrust past me abruptly). --n. 1 a sudden or forcible push or lunge. 2 the propulsive force developed by a jet or rocket engine. 3 a strong attempt to penetrate an enemy's line or territory. 4 a remark aimed at a person. 5 the stress between the parts of an arch etc. 6 (often foll. by of) the chief theme or gist of remarks etc. 7 an attack with the point of a weapon. 8 (in full thrust fault) Geol. a low-angle reverse fault, with older strata displaced horizontally over newer. Phrases and idioms thrust-block a casting or frame carrying or containing the bearings on which the collars of a propeller shaft press. thrust oneself (or one's nose) in obtrude, interfere. thrust stage a stage extending into the audience. Etymology: ME thruste etc. f. ON thr|sta
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I. verb (~; ~ing) see: threat Date: 13th century transitive verb to push or drive with force ; shove, to cause to enter or pierce something by or as if by pushing , extend, spread, stab, pierce, 5. to put (as an unwilling person) forcibly into a course of action or position , to introduce often improperly into a position ; interpolate, to press, force, or impose the acceptance of upon someone , intransitive verb 1. to force an entrance or passage, to push forward ; press onward, to push upward ; project, to make a ~, stab, or lunge with or as if with a pointed weapon , II. noun Date: 14th century 1. a push or lunge with a pointed weapon, b. a verbal attack, a military assault, 2. a strong continued pressure, the sideways force or pressure of one part of a structure against another part (as of an arch against an abutment), the force produced by a propeller or by a jet or rocket engine that drives a vehicle (as an aircraft) forward, a nearly horizontal geological fault, 3. a forward or upward push, a movement (as by a group of people) in a specified direction, 4. salient or essential element or meaning , principal concern or objective ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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