Thrust

Russian Meaning

English Meaning

1. To push or drive quickly and forcibly. See Synonyms at push.
2. To issue or extend: poplars thrusting their branches upward; thrust out his finger.
3. To force into a specified condition or situation: She thrust herself through the crowd. He was thrust into a position of awesome responsibility.
4. To include or interpolate improperly.
5. To force on an unwilling or improper recipient: "Some have greatness thrust upon them” ( Shakespeare).
6. Archaic To stab; pierce.
7. To shove something into or at something else; push.
8. To pierce or stab with or as if with a pointed weapon.
9. To force one's way.
10. A forceful shove or push.
11. A driving force or pressure.
12. The forward-directed force developed in a jet or rocket engine as a reaction to the high-velocity rearward ejection of exhaust gases.
13. A piercing movement made with or as if with a pointed weapon; a stab.
14. The essence; the point: The whole thrust of the project was to make money.
15. Architecture Outward or lateral stress in a structure, as that exerted by an arch or vault.
16. An attack or assault, especially by an armed force.