v. 1 push, shove, drive, force, impel, ram, jam, butt, propel, prod, urge, press; shoulder, jostle, elbow A stranger thrust this note into my hand She thrust her way through the crowd. 2 stab, plunge, stick, jab, poke; lunge He thrust the dagger into the man's back She thrust at me with an ice pick. 3 Usually, thrust upon. press (upon or on), impose (upon or on), force (upon or on), urge (upon or on) They were willing to help, but rather thought the problem had been thrust upon them
n. 4 shove, push, drive, lunge, poke, prod, stab He depended on his agility to avoid the thrusts of the rapier 5 propulsion, force, power, energy The thrust of the photon engines drives the space ship at nearly the speed of light