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Thrist. |
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of Thrust |
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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. |
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To stab; to pierce; -- usually with through. |
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To make a push; to attack with a pointed weapon; as, a
fencer thrusts at his antagonist. |
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To enter by pushing; to squeeze in. |
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To push forward; to come with force; to press on; to
intrude. |
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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. |
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An attack; an assault. |
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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. |
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The breaking down of the roof of a gallery under its
superincumbent weight. |
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