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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. transitive verb. 1. : 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

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

  6. adjective. ambitious and having great drive. a thrusting young executive. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Examples of 'thrusting' in a sentence. thrusting.

  7. noun. an act or instance of thrusting; a forcible push or shove; lunge or stab. a lunge or stab, as with a sword. Mechanics. a linear reactive force exerted by a propeller, propulsive gases, etc., to propel a ship, aircraft, etc.

  8. 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.

  9. 1. 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.

  10. 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.

  11. thrust. noun. uk / θrʌst / us. [ C, U ] a strong push or the power used to push something forward. the thrust of sth. the main part or ideas of what someone says or does: The main thrust of our work involves helping victims of crime.