| thrust | | |
| n. (phenomenon) | 1. push, thrust | the force used in pushing.; "the push of the water on the walls of the tank"; "the thrust of the jet engines" |
| ~ force | (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity.; "force equals mass times acceleration" |
| n. (act) | 2. knife thrust, stab, thrust | a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument.; "one strong stab to the heart killed him" |
| ~ blow | a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon.; "a blow on the head" |
| ~ passado, straight thrust, lunge | (fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and the back leg straight and with the sword arm outstretched forward. |
| ~ remise | (fencing) a second thrust made on the same lunge (as when your opponent fails to riposte). |
| n. (act) | 3. drive, driving force, thrust | the act of applying force to propel something.; "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off" |
| ~ actuation, propulsion | the act of propelling. |
| ~ firewall | (colloquial) the application of maximum thrust.; "he moved the throttle to the firewall" |
| ~ impetus, impulsion, impulse | the act of applying force suddenly.; "the impulse knocked him over" |
| n. (communication) | 4. thrust | verbal criticism.; "he enlivened his editorials with barbed thrusts at politicians" |
| ~ criticism, unfavorable judgment | disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings.; "the senator received severe criticism from his opponent" |
| n. (act) | 5. jab, jabbing, poke, poking, thrust, thrusting | a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow).; "he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist" |
| ~ gesture | motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling. |
| v. (motion) | 6. thrust | push forcefully.; "He thrust his chin forward" |
| ~ jab, poke, prod, stab, dig | poke or thrust abruptly.; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs" |
| ~ stab, jab | stab or pierce.; "he jabbed the piece of meat with his pocket knife" |
| ~ shoulder | push with the shoulders.; "He shouldered his way into the crowd" |
| ~ boost | push or shove upward, as if from below or behind.; "The singer had to be boosted onto the stage by a special contraption" |
| ~ ram, drive, force | force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically.; "She rammed her mind into focus"; "He drives me mad" |
| ~ ram, ram down, pound | strike or drive against with a heavy impact.; "ram the gate with a sledgehammer"; "pound on the door" |
| ~ punch | drive forcibly as if by a punch.; "the nail punched through the wall" |
| ~ push, force | move with force,.; "He pushed the table into a corner" |
| ~ dig | thrust down or into.; "dig the oars into the water"; "dig your foot into the floor" |
| v. (motion) | 7. shove, squeeze, stuff, thrust | press or force.; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand" |
| ~ push, force | move with force,.; "He pushed the table into a corner" |
| v. (motion) | 8. hurl, hurtle, lunge, thrust | make a thrusting forward movement. |
| ~ move | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion.; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" |
| ~ dart | move with sudden speed.; "His forefinger darted in all directions as he spoke" |
| ~ riposte | make a return thrust.; "his opponent riposted" |
| v. (communication) | 9. force, thrust | impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably.; "She forced her diet fads on him" |
| ~ sting, stick | saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous.; "They stuck me with the dinner bill"; "I was stung with a huge tax bill" |
| ~ compel, obligate, oblige | force somebody to do something.; "We compel all students to fill out this form" |
| v. (contact) | 10. pierce, thrust | penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument. |
| ~ penetrate, perforate | pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance.; "The bullet penetrated her chest" |
| ~ stick | pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed.; "He stuck the needle into his finger" |
| ~ stick | pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument.; "he stuck the cloth with the needle" |
| ~ peg | pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into. |
| ~ center punch | make a small hole in something as a guide for a drill. |
| ~ empale, impale, spike, transfix | pierce with a sharp stake or point.; "impale a shrimp on a skewer" |
| ~ horn, tusk | stab or pierce with a horn or tusk.; "the rhino horned the explorer" |
| ~ gore | wound by piercing with a sharp or penetrating object or instrument. |
| ~ lance | pierce with a lance, as in a knights' fight. |
| v. (stative) | 11. thrust | force (molten rock) into pre-existing rock. |
| ~ geology | a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks. |
| ~ push up, thrust | push upward.; "The front of the trains that had collided head-on thrust up into the air" |
| v. (stative) | 12. push up, thrust | push upward.; "The front of the trains that had collided head-on thrust up into the air" |
| ~ jut, jut out, protrude, stick out, project | extend out or project in space.; "His sharp nose jutted out"; "A single rock sticks out from the cliff" |
| ~ thrust | force (molten rock) into pre-existing rock. |
| v. (contact) | 13. throw, thrust | place or put with great energy.; "She threw the blanket around the child"; "thrust the money in the hands of the beggar" |
| ~ lay, place, put, set, position, pose | put into a certain place or abstract location.; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" |
| ~ pop | put or thrust suddenly and forcefully.; "pop the pizza into the microwave oven"; "He popped the petit-four into his mouth" |
| spike | | |
| n. (event) | 1. spike | a transient variation in voltage or current. |
| ~ electrical discharge | a discharge of electricity. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. spike | sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes.; "spikes provide greater traction" |
| ~ climbing iron, crampon, crampoon, climber | an iron spike attached to the shoe to prevent slipping on ice when walking or climbing. |
| ~ piton | a metal spike with a hole for a rope; mountaineers drive it into ice or rock to use as a hold. |
| ~ pricket | a sharp metal spike to hold a candle. |
| ~ shoe | footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material. |
| ~ sports equipment | equipment needed to participate in a particular sport. |
| n. (plant) | 3. capitulum, ear, spike | fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn. |
| ~ corn, indian corn, maize, zea mays | tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times. |
| ~ mealie | an ear of corn. |
| ~ fruit | the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant. |
| n. (plant) | 4. spike | (botany) an indeterminate inflorescence bearing sessile flowers on an unbranched axis. |
| ~ phytology, botany | the branch of biology that studies plants. |
| ~ inflorescence | the flowering part of a plant or arrangement of flowers on a stalk. |
| ~ spadix | the fleshy axis of a spike often surrounded by a spathe. |
| n. (event) | 5. spike | a sharp rise followed by a sharp decline.; "the seismograph showed a sharp spike in response to the temblor" |
| ~ rise | a growth in strength or number or importance. |
| n. (artifact) | 6. spike, spike heel, stiletto heel | a very high narrow heel on women's shoes. |
| ~ heel | the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation. |
| n. (artifact) | 7. spike | each of the sharp points on the soles of athletic shoes to prevent slipping (or the shoes themselves).; "the second baseman sharpened his spikes before every game"; "golfers' spikes damage the putting greens" |
| ~ gaff | a sharp metal spike or spur that is fastened to the leg of a gamecock. |
| ~ point | sharp end.; "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil" |
| n. (artifact) | 8. spike | a sharp-pointed projection along the top of a fence or wall (or a dinosaur). |
| ~ projection | any structure that branches out from a central support. |
| n. (artifact) | 9. spike | a long, thin sharp-pointed implement (wood or metal).; "one of the spikes impaled him" |
| ~ implement | instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end. |
| n. (artifact) | 10. spike, spindle | any holding device consisting of a rigid, sharp-pointed object.; "the spike pierced the receipts and held them in order" |
| ~ holding device | a device for holding something. |
| n. (artifact) | 11. spike | a large stout nail.; "they used spikes to fasten the rails to a railroad tie" |
| ~ nail | a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener. |
| v. (social) | 12. spike | stand in the way of. |
| ~ banish, bar, relegate | expel, as if by official decree.; "he was banished from his own country" |
| v. (contact) | 13. empale, impale, spike, transfix | pierce with a sharp stake or point.; "impale a shrimp on a skewer" |
| ~ pierce, thrust | penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument. |
| ~ pin | pierce with a pin.; "pin down the butterfly" |
| ~ spear | pierce with a spear.; "spear fish" |
| v. (contact) | 14. spike | secure with spikes. |
| ~ fasten, fix, secure | cause to be firmly attached.; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" |
| v. (change) | 15. spike, spike out | bring forth a spike or spikes.; "my hyacinths and orchids are spiking now" |
| ~ develop | grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment.; "A flower developed on the branch"; "The country developed into a mighty superpower"; "The embryo develops into a fetus"; "This situation has developed over a long time" |
| v. (change) | 16. fortify, lace, spike | add alcohol to (beverages).; "the punch is spiked!" |
| ~ cookery, cooking, preparation | the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat.; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| v. (change) | 17. spike | manifest a sharp increase.; "the voltage spiked" |
| ~ increase | become bigger or greater in amount.; "The amount of work increased" |
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