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    thrust·ing
    /ˈTHrəstiNG/

    noun

    • 1. the motion of pushing or lunging suddenly or violently.

    adjective

    • 1. aggressively ambitious: "thrusting entrepreneurs"
    • 2. (of an object or part of the body) projecting in a conspicuous way: "a thrusting jaw"

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  2. to push suddenly and strongly: She thrust the money into his hand. They thrust a microphone in front of me and fired questions at me. She thrust the papers at me (= towards me). The bodyguards thrust past the crowd to get at the cameraman. Synonym. lunge. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Pushing and shoving. bat something/someone away.

  3. a propulsive force produced by the fluid pressure or the change of momentum of the fluid in a jet engine, rocket engine, etc. a similar force produced by a propeller. a pressure that is exerted continuously by one part of an object, structure, etc, against another, esp the axial force by or on a shaft. geology.

  4. : to push or drive with force : shove. 2. : to cause to enter or pierce something by or as if by pushing. thrust a dagger into his heart. 3. : extend, spread. 4. : stab, pierce. 5. a. : to put (someone, such as an unwilling person) forcibly into a course of action or position. was thrust into the job. b.

  5. To push or drive quickly and forcefully: thrust a pole into the ground. See Synonyms at push. 2. To cause to project or extend: poplars thrusting their branches upward; thrust out his finger. 3. a. To force into a specified condition or situation: He was thrust into a position of awesome responsibility. b.

  6. Thrusting definition: ambitious and having great drive. See examples of THRUSTING used in a sentence.

  7. If you thrust something or someone somewhere, you push or move them there quickly with a lot of force. They thrust him into the back of a jeep. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] She grabs a stack of baby photos and thrusts them into my hands. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] Thrust is also a noun.

  8. to push suddenly and strongly: She thrust the money into his hand. They thrust a microphone in front of me and fired questions at me. She thrust the papers at me (= toward me). The bodyguards thrust past the crowd to get at the cameraman. Synonym. lunge. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Pushing and shoving. bat something/someone away.