The goat thrust its head at the dog.
•Ann thrust the pencil at the balloon and popped it.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
thrust something down someone's throat — force/push/ram/thrust/something down someone’s throat informal phrase to force someone to have or to accept something Viewers continue to have programmes like this thrust down their throats every day. Thesaurus: to nag or force someone to do… … Useful english dictionary
thrust on/upon — [phrasal verb] thrust (something) on/upon (someone) : to force (someone) to have or accept (something) Fame was thrust upon her. [=she became famous even though she did not try or want to be famous] • • • Main Entry: ↑thrust … Useful english dictionary
thrust — thrust1 [ θrʌst ] (past tense and past participle thrust) verb ** 1. ) transitive thrust something into/through/toward/under something to put something somewhere with a quick hard push: He thrust a microphone under her nose. The man thrust his… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
thrust — I UK [θrʌst] / US verb Word forms thrust : present tense I/you/we/they thrust he/she/it thrusts present participle thrusting past tense thrust past participle thrust ** 1) a) [transitive] to put something somewhere with a quick hard push thrust… … English dictionary
thrust — [[t]θrʌ̱st[/t]] thrusts, thrusting, thrust 1) VERB If you thrust something or someone somewhere, you push or move them there quickly with a lot of force. [V n prep/adv] They thrust him into the back of a jeep... [V n prep/adv] She grabs a stack… … English dictionary
thrust upon — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms thrust upon : present tense I/you/we/they thrust upon he/she/it thrusts upon present participle thrusting upon past tense thrust upon past participle thrust upon thrust something upon someone to force someone… … English dictionary
thrust upon — ˈthrust up ˌon [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they thrust upon he/she/it thrusts upon present participle thrusting upon past tense thrust upon … Useful english dictionary
thrust — [thrust] vt. thrust, thrusting [ME thrusten, thristen < ON thrysta < IE * treud , to squeeze, push > THREAT, L trudere] 1. to push with sudden force; shove; drive 2. to pierce; stab 3. to force or impose (oneself or another) upon someone … English World dictionary
Thrust (Beast Machines) — Transformers character name = Thrust caption = The Vehicon Thrust affiliation = Vehicon subgroup = Deluxe Vehicles function = Cycle Drone General partner = Jetstorm and Tankor, later Obsidian and Strika motto = There are no rules on the road only … Wikipedia
thrust — thrust1 [θrʌst] v past tense and past participle thrust [Date: 1100 1200; : Old Norse; Origin: thrysta] 1.) [T always + adverb/preposition] to push something somewhere roughly ▪ She thrust a letter into my hand. ▪ He thrust me roughly towards the … Dictionary of contemporary English
thrust — 1 verb past tense and past participle thrust (T) 1 to push something somewhere with a sudden or violent movement: thrust sth into/back: The man thrust a package into Jake s hand and ran away. 2 have sth thrust upon you to be forced to accept… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
