Thrust vs. Punch — What's the Difference?

Thrust is a reaction force described quantitatively by Newton's third law. When a system expels or accelerates mass in one direction, the accelerated mass will cause a force of equal magnitude but opposite direction to be applied to that system.

A tool for circular or other piercing

To push or drive quickly and forcefully

A tool for forcing a pin, bolt, or rivet in or out of a hole.

To cause to project or extend

A tool for stamping a design on a surface.

To force into a specified condition or situation

A tool for making a countersink.

To force or impose on an unwilling or improper recipient

A blow with the fist.

(Archaic) To stab; pierce.

Impressive or effective force; impact.

To shove something into or at something else

A beverage of fruit juices and sometimes a soft drink or carbonated water, often spiced and mixed with a wine or liquor base.

To grow or extend upwards

The quarrelsome hook-nosed husband of Judy in the comic puppet show Punch and Judy.

To force one's way; press forward

To make (a hole or opening), as by using a punch or similar implement.

A forceful shove or push

To make a hole in (something), as by using a punch

A lunge or stab.

To pierce something; make a hole or opening

A driving force or pressure.

To hit with a sharp blow of the fist.

The forward-directed force developed in a jet or rocket engine as a reaction to the high-velocity rearward ejection of exhaust gases.

To drive (the fist) into or through something.

Outward or lateral stress in a structure, as that exerted by an arch or vault.

To drive (a ball, for example) with the fist.

The essential meaning; the point

To make (a hole) by thrusting the fist.

The central purpose or objective

(Archaic) To poke or prod with a stick.

A forceful movement, especially an advance or attack by an armed force.

Western US To herd (cattle).

(fencing) An attack made by moving the sword parallel to its length and landing with the point.

To depress (the accelerator of a car) forcefully.

A push, stab, or lunge forward (the act thereof.)

To depress (a key or button, for example) in order to activate a device or perform an operation

The force generated by propulsion, as in a jet engine.

To enter (data) by keying

(figuratively) The primary effort; the goal.

(Baseball) To hit (a ball) with a quick short swing.

(intransitive) To make advance with force.

(countable) A hit or strike with one's fist.

(transitive) To force something upon someone.

A blow from something other than the fist.

(transitive) To push out or extend rapidly or powerfully.

(uncountable) Power, strength, energy.

(transitive) To push or drive with force; to shove.

(uncountable) Impact.

(intransitive) To enter by pushing; to squeeze in.

(countable) A device, generally slender and round, used for creating holes in thin material, for driving an object through a hole in a containing object, or to stamp or emboss a mark or design on a surface.

To stab; to pierce; usually with through.

(countable) A mechanism for punching holes in paper or other thin material.

Thrist.

(countable) A hole or opening created with a punch.

A violent push or driving, as with a pointed weapon moved in the direction of its length, or with the hand or foot, or with any instrument; a stab; - a word much used as a term of fencing.

(piledriving) An extension piece applied to the top of a pile; a dolly.

An attack; an assault.

A prop, as for the roof of a mine.

The force or pressure of one part of a construction against other parts; especially (Arch.), a horizontal or diagonal outward pressure, as of an arch against its abutments, or of rafters against the wall which support them.

A beverage, generally containing a mixture of fruit juice and some other beverage, often alcoholic.

The breaking down of the roof of a gallery under its superincumbent weight.

(entomology) Any of various riodinid butterflies of the genus Dodona of Asia.

To push or drive with force; to drive, force, or impel; to shove; as, to thrust anything with the hand or foot, or with an instrument.

(transitive) To strike with one's fist.

To stab; to pierce; - usually with through.

To herd.

To make a push; to attack with a pointed weapon; as, a fencer thrusts at his antagonist.

(transitive) To operate (a device or system) by depressing a button, key, bar, or pedal, or by similar means.

To enter by pushing; to squeeze in.

(transitive) To enter (information) on a device or system.

To push forward; to come with force; to press on; to intrude.

(transitive) To hit (a ball or similar object) with less than full force.

The force used in pushing;

(transitive) To make holes in something rail ticket, leather belt, etc

A thrusting blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument;

To thrust against; to poke.

The act of applying force to propel something;

Ellipsis of punch above one's weight, to date somebody more attractive than oneself.

Verbal criticism;

(transitive) In winemaking, to perform pigeage: to stamp down grape skins that float to the surface during fermentation.

A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow);

To employ a punch to create a hole in or stamp or emboss a mark on something.

Push forcefully;

To mark a ticket.

Press or force;

A beverage composed of wine or distilled liquor, water (or milk), sugar, and the juice of lemon, with spice or mint; - specifically named from the kind of spirit used; as rum punch, claret punch, champagne punch, etc.

Make a thrusting forward movement

The buffoon or harlequin of a puppet show.

Impose or thrust urgently, importunately, or inexorably;

A short, fat fellow; anything short and thick.

Penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument

One of a breed of large, heavy draught horses; as, the Suffolk punch.

Geology: thrust (molten rock) into pre-existing rock

A thrust or blow.

Push upward;

A tool, usually of steel, variously shaped at one end for different uses, and either solid, for stamping or for perforating holes in metallic plates and other substances, or hollow and sharpedged, for cutting out blanks, as for buttons, steel pens, jewelry, and the like; a die.

Place or put with great energy;

An extension piece applied to the top of a pile; a dolly.

A prop, as for the roof of a mine.

To thrust against; to poke; as, to punch one with the end of a stick or the elbow.

To perforate or stamp with an instrument by pressure, or a blow; as, to punch a hole; to punch ticket.

(boxing) a blow with the fist;

An iced mixed drink usually containing alcohol and prepared for multiple servings; normally served in a punch bowl

A tool for making (usually circular) holes

Deliver a quick blow to;

Drive forcibly as if by a punch;

Make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation;