I.
noun
1 strong push
ADJECTIVE
▪ backward , downward , forward , upward
▪ powerful
▪ quick
▪ knife , sword
▪
The realization that she was gone was like a knife ~.
▪ pelvic
VERB + THRUST
▪ deliver , make
▪
The army made an aggressive ~ towards/toward the front line.
▪ parry
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ into
▪
a ~ into the unknown
2 the thrust main part/ideas
ADJECTIVE
▪ basic , broad ( esp. BrE ), central , general , main , major , overall , primary ( esp. AmE ), whole
▪
She explained the broad ~ of the party's policies.
▪ dramatic , narrative , political
▪
The dramatic ~ of the movie centres around the conflict between the brothers.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ of
▪
the main ~ of his argument
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ deep , deeply
▪ hard
▪ quickly , suddenly
▪
She suddenly ~ out her arm.
▪ aside , away , back , forward , out , up , upwards/upward
PREPOSITION
▪ at
▪
He ~ a piece of paper at me.
▪ into
▪
She ~ her hands deep into her pockets.
PHRASES
▪ ~ your way
▪
She ~ her way through the dense undergrowth.
Thrust is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ bayonet , ↑ elbow , ↑ finger , ↑ fist , ↑ hip , ↑ knife , ↑ pelvis , ↑ spear , ↑ sword