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thrust (THRUHST) (verb)
To push someone or something with force; to shove: "She thrust her way through the crowd by pushing people aside so she could get on the last train to her home."
"It was so cold when he stepped outside that he thrust his hands into his pockets so they could be warmer."
thrust (TRUHST) (noun)
1. The main point or meaning of something: "He agreed with the main thrust of the argument in the article."
2. The main concern or purpose of something: "The major thrust of the scientific team's research will be to find practical applications."
3. The pushing or pulling force exerted by a power plant; such as, an aircraft engine or rocket engine: "When a passenger plane takes off, it is necessary that passengers and staff members are all seated or they could be knocked down from the resulting thrust of the aircraft as it ascends into the air from the airport runway."
2. The main concern or purpose of something: "The major thrust of the scientific team's research will be to find practical applications."
3. The pushing or pulling force exerted by a power plant; such as, an aircraft engine or rocket engine: "When a passenger plane takes off, it is necessary that passengers and staff members are all seated or they could be knocked down from the resulting thrust of the aircraft as it ascends into the air from the airport runway."
The thrust of the feature article in the paper was that a celebrity got upset at the paparazzi and thrust them aside as she got out of her car.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group T; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. +
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“thrust”
(Greek: impulse, thrust, push, impel)
(Latin: thrust, push, shove)
(Greek > Latin: to let down, to insert, to thrust in [kata, "down" plus hienai, "to send"])
(Greek > Latin: that which is thrust into something; wedge, stopper; interpolation, obstruction; from "throw in" or "throw into")