THRUST (2)

thrust (2). Thrust, n. a shove, hostile attack, assault, thirst

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Thrust, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thrust (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Thrusting.] [[OE. �rusten, �risten, �resten, Icel. �r�st� to thrust, press, force, compel; perhaps akin to E. threat.]] 1. 1. 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.
Into a dungeon thrust, to work with slaves. Milton. 2. 2. To stab; to pierce; — usually with through.
To thrust away or from, to push away; to reject. — To thrust in, to push or drive in. — To thrust off, to push away. — To thrust on, to impel; to urge. — To thrust one's self in or into, to obtrude upon, to intrude, as into a room; to enter (a place) where one is not invited or not welcome. — To thrust out, to drive out or away; to expel. — To thrust through, to pierce; to stab. “I am eight times thrust through the doublet.” Shak. — To thrust together, to compress.