v.
(past and past part. thrust)
- push suddenly or violently in the specified direction.
- (of a thing) extend so as to project conspicuously.
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(thrust something on/upon)
impose something unwelcome on.
n.
- a sudden or violent lunge or attack.
- the principal purpose or theme of a course of action or line of reasoning:
anti-Americanism became the main thrust of their policy.
- the propulsive force of a jet or rocket engine.
▸the lateral pressure exerted by an arch or other support in a building.
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(also thrust fault)
Geology a reverse fault of low angle, with older strata displaced horizontally over newer.
Etymology
ME: from ON thrýsta; perh. rel. to L. trudere ‘to thrust’.