Upthrust vs. Thrust — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Upthrust and Thrust
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Upthrust
An upward thrust, especially of part of the earth's crust.
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.
Upthrust
To thrust or be thrusted upward. Used especially of the earth's crust.
Thrust
To push or drive quickly and forcefully
Thrust a pole into the ground.
Upthrust
An upward thrust.
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Thrust
To cause to project or extend
Poplars thrusting their branches upward.
Thrust out his finger.
Upthrust
(nautical) Buoyancy.
Thrust
To force into a specified condition or situation
He was thrust into a position of awesome responsibility.
Upthrust
(geology) An upward movement of part of the Earth's crust.
Thrust
To force or impose on an unwilling or improper recipient
"Some have greatness thrust upon them" (Shakespeare).
Upthrust
(transitive) To thrust something upwards.
Thrust
(Archaic) To stab; pierce.
Upthrust
(intransitive) To be thrust upwards.
Thrust
To shove something into or at something else
Thrust at his opponent's chest with a foil.
Upthrust
(geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)
Thrust
To grow or extend upwards
"The cathedral ... thrust up suddenly, much taller than the surrounding houses" (Leonard Michaels).
Thrust
To force one's way; press forward
"I watched a young hare thrust through periwinkle under the window" (Sam Pickering).
Thrust
A forceful shove or push
Inserted the key with a thrust.
Thrust
A lunge or stab.
Thrust
A driving force or pressure.
Thrust
The forward-directed force developed in a jet or rocket engine as a reaction to the high-velocity rearward ejection of exhaust gases.
Thrust
Outward or lateral stress in a structure, as that exerted by an arch or vault.
Thrust
The essential meaning; the point
The general thrust of his remarks.
Thrust
The central purpose or objective
The whole thrust of the project was to make money.
Thrust
A forceful movement, especially an advance or attack by an armed force.
Thrust
(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.
Thrust
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!"
Thrust
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.
Thrust
(figuratively) The primary effort; the goal.
Ostensibly, the class was about public health in general, but the main thrust was really sex education.
Thrust
(intransitive) To make advance with force.
We thrust at the enemy with our forces.
Thrust
(transitive) To force something upon someone.
I asked her not to thrust the responsibility on me.
Thrust
(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.
Thrust
(transitive) To push or drive with force; to shove.
To thrust anything with the hand or foot, or with an instrument
Thrust
(intransitive) To enter by pushing; to squeeze in.
Thrust
To stab; to pierce; usually with through.
Thrust
Thrist.
Thrust
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.
Thrust
An attack; an assault.
One thrust at your pure, pretended mechanism.
Thrust
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.
Thrust
The breaking down of the roof of a gallery under its superincumbent weight.
Thrust
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.
Thrust
To stab; to pierce; - usually with through.
Thrust
To make a push; to attack with a pointed weapon; as, a fencer thrusts at his antagonist.
Thrust
To enter by pushing; to squeeze in.
And thrust between my father and the god.
Thrust
To push forward; to come with force; to press on; to intrude.
As doth an eager houndThrust to an hind within some covert glade.
Thrust
The force used in pushing;
The push of the water on the walls of the tank
The thrust of the jet engines
Thrust
A thrusting blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument;
One strong stab to the heart killed him
Thrust
The act of applying force to propel something;
After reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off
Thrust
Verbal criticism;
He enlivened his editorials with barbed thrusts at politicians
Thrust
A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow);
He warned me with a jab with his finger
He made a thrusting motion with his fist
Thrust
Push forcefully;
He thrust his chin forward
Thrust
Press or force;
Stuff money into an envelope
She thrust the letter into his hand
Thrust
Make a thrusting forward movement
Thrust
Impose or thrust urgently, importunately, or inexorably;
She forced her diet fads on him
Thrust
Penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
Thrust
Geology: thrust (molten rock) into pre-existing rock
Thrust
Push upward;
The front of the trains that had collided head-on thrust up into the air
Thrust
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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