thrust
Shove with momentum
Thrust is forceful forward movement or the force that produces it.
A rocket's thrust propels it upward; a sword thrust aims to pierce.
To thrust is to push with sudden force: She thrust the letter into his hands.
The thrust of an argument is its central point or driving idea.
In fencing, thrust distinguishes a stabbing motion from a cut or slash.
Sudden forward movement
- parryDefensive blade deflection
- riposteSwift clever reply
- feintDeceptive mock attack
- épéeFencing sword, points only
foil · saber · touché · bout · piste · engagement · disengage · counter-parry
Movement toward improvement
- forwardOnward in direction
- movementChange in position
- headwayForward progress achieved
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
push · drive · initiative · direction · purpose · focus · main point · gist
Propulsion-driven spacecraft
- engineMachine producing motion
- jetForced fluid stream
- boosterSomething that increases strength
- afterburnerExhaust-stream fuel injector
turbojet · nozzle · exhaust · throttle · launch · spacecraft · ion · plasma
Imperfection or blame
- tectonicOf crustal forces
- compressionForcing into smaller space
- plateFlat dish for food
- upliftRaise emotionally or physically
nappe · collision · orogeny · subduction · fold · reverse · shortening · convergent
lunge
Sudden forward movement
plunge · strike · parry · riposte · sword · bayonet · spear · dagger · blade · impale
lunge
Sudden forward movement
épée · foil · saber · touché · bout · piste · engagement · disengage · counter-parry · guard
push
Force something away
heave · ram · press · exert · momentum · impact · power · pressure · impetus · surge
progress
Movement toward improvement
momentum · push · drive · initiative · direction · purpose · focus · main point · gist · essence
rocket
Propulsion-driven spacecraft
afterburner · turbojet · nozzle · exhaust · throttle · launch · spacecraft · ion · plasma · ramjet
fault
Imperfection or blame
- tectonicOf crustal forces
- compressionForcing into smaller space
- plateFlat dish for food
uplift · nappe · collision · orogeny · subduction · fold · reverse · shortening · convergent
- powerauthority, electric power, nuclear power, solar power, wind power
- aggressionhostility, violence, attack, fight, combativeness
- spaceflightlaunch, astronaut, spacecraft, liftoff, orbit
- quick movementsdash, dart, sprint, rush, bolt
- swordplayfencer, swordsman, sword fighting, swordsmanship, parry
- turbine enginesgas turbine, turbine, jet engine, turboshaft, turboprop
thrustdrag
Resistance through fluid
resistance · recoil · braking · deceleration · return
- cut and thrustCompetitive back-and-forth conflict
- pelvic thrustsRepeated forward hip motions
- squat thrustsExplosive calisthenic movement
- hip thrustsLower-body strength exercise
- reverse thrustEngine power redirected backward
- abdominal thrustsChoking rescue technique