■ verb ( past and past participle ~ )
1》 push suddenly or violently in the specified direction.
2》 (of a thing) extend so as to project conspicuously.
3》 ( ~ something on/upon ) impose something unwelcome on.
■ noun
1》 a sudden or violent lunge or attack.
2》 the principal purpose or theme of a course of action or line of reasoning: anti-Americanism became the main ~ of their policy.
3》 the propulsive force of a jet or rocket engine.
↘the lateral pressure exerted by an arch or other support in a building.
4》 (also ~ fault ) Geology a reverse fault of low angle, with older strata displaced horizontally over newer.
Origin
ME: from ON thrýsta ; perh. related to L. trudere 'to ~'.