Thrust vs. Thurst
Difference Between Thrust and Thurst
Thrust➦
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.
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(mining) The ruins of the fallen roof in a coal mine, resulting from the removal of the pillars and stalls.
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To push or drive quickly and forcefully
thrust a pole into the ground.
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The ruins of the fallen roof resulting from the removal of the pillars and stalls.
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To cause to project or extend
poplars thrusting their branches upward.
thrust out his finger.
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To force into a specified condition or situation
He was thrust into a position of awesome responsibility.
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To force or impose on an unwilling or improper recipient
"Some have greatness thrust upon them" (Shakespeare).
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(Archaic) To stab; pierce.
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To shove something into or at something else
thrust at his opponent's chest with a foil.
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To grow or extend upwards
"The cathedral ... thrust up suddenly, much taller than the surrounding houses" (Leonard Michaels).
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To force one's way; press forward
"I watched a young hare thrust through periwinkle under the window" (Sam Pickering).
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A forceful shove or push
inserted the key with a thrust.
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A lunge or stab.
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A driving force or pressure.
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The forward-directed force developed in a jet or rocket engine as a reaction to the high-velocity rearward ejection of exhaust gases.
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Outward or lateral stress in a structure, as that exerted by an arch or vault.
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The essential meaning; the point
the general thrust of his remarks.
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The central purpose or objective
The whole thrust of the project was to make money.
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A forceful movement, especially an advance or attack by an armed force.
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(fencing) An attack made by moving the sword parallel to its length and landing with the point.
Pierre was a master swordsman, and could parry the thrusts of lesser men with barely a thought.
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A push, stab, or lunge forward (the act thereof.)
The cutpurse tried to knock her satchel from her hands, but she avoided his thrust and yelled, "Thief!"
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The force generated by propulsion, as in a jet engine.
tractive effort
Spacecraft are engineering marvels, designed to resist the thrust of liftoff, as well as the reverse pressure of the void.
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(figuratively) The primary effort; the goal.
Ostensibly, the class was about public health in general, but the main thrust was really sex education.
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Thrust➦
(intransitive) To make advance with force.
We thrust at the enemy with our forces.
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(transitive) To force something upon someone.
I asked her not to thrust the responsibility on me.
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(transitive) To push out or extend rapidly or powerfully.
He thrust his arm into the icy stream and grabbed a wriggling fish, astounding the observers.
Towers thrusting skyward.
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(transitive) To push or drive with force; to shove.
to thrust anything with the hand or foot, or with an instrument
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(intransitive) To enter by pushing; to squeeze in.
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To stab; to pierce; usually with through.
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Thrist.
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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.
[Polites] Pyrrhus with his lance pursues,And often reaches, and his thrusts renews.
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Thrust➦
An attack; an assault.
One thrust at your pure, pretended mechanism.
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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.
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The breaking down of the roof of a gallery under its superincumbent weight.
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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.
Into a dungeon thrust, to work with slaves.
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To stab; to pierce; - usually with through.
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To make a push; to attack with a pointed weapon; as, a fencer thrusts at his antagonist.
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To enter by pushing; to squeeze in.
And thrust between my father and the god.
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To push forward; to come with force; to press on; to intrude.
As doth an eager houndThrust to an hind within some covert glade.
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the force used in pushing;
the push of the water on the walls of the tank
the thrust of the jet engines
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a thrusting blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument;
one strong stab to the heart killed him
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the act of applying force to propel something;
after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off
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verbal criticism;
he enlivened his editorials with barbed thrusts at politicians
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a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow);
he warned me with a jab with his finger
he made a thrusting motion with his fist
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push forcefully;
He thrust his chin forward
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press or force;
Stuff money into an envelope
She thrust the letter into his hand
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make a thrusting forward movement
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impose or thrust urgently, importunately, or inexorably;
She forced her diet fads on him
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penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
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geology: thrust (molten rock) into pre-existing rock
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push upward;
The front of the trains that had collided head-on thrust up into the air
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place or put with great energy;
She threw the blanket around the child
thrust the money in the hands of the beggar
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