·Impf & ·p.p. of Thrust.
II. Thrust ·vi To enter by pushing; to squeeze in.
III. Thrust ·noun An attack; an Assault.
IV. Thrust ·noun & ·v Thrist.
V. Thrust ·noun The breaking down of the roof of a gallery under its superincumbent weight.
VI. Thrust ·vi To push forward; to come with force; to press on; to Intrude.
VII. Thrust ·vt To Stab; to Pierce;
— usually with through.
VIII. Thrust ·vi To make a push; to attack with a pointed weapon; as, a fencer thrusts at his antagonist.
IX. Thrust ·vt To push or drive with force; to drive, force, or impel; to Shove; as, to thrust anything with the hand or foot, or with an Instrument.
X. Thrust ·noun A violent push or driving, as with a pointed weapon moved in the direction of its length, or with the hand or foot, or with any instrument; a stab;
— a word much used as a term of fencing.
XI. Thrust ·noun The force or pressure of one part of a construction against other parts; especially (Arch.), a horizontal or diagonal outward pressure, as of an arch against its abutments, or of rafters against the wall which support them.