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Thrust

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

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