Word

thrust, v.
(thrusted, thrusting, thrusts)
freq. cnt. 26

push forcefully
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 11

thrust

sample sentences

"He thrust his chin forward"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP

lexical pointers

also see

thrust ahead

semantic pointers

hyponym

poke, jab, prod, stab, dig stab, jab shoulder boost drive, force, ram pound, ram, ram down punch dig

hypernym

push, force

press or force
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 4

shove squeeze stuff thrust

sample sentences

"Stuff money into an envelope"
"She thrust the letter into his hand"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
They %s the books into the box

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
They %s the books into the box

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
They %s the books into the box

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
They %s the books into the box

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

thrust

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

shove

semantic pointers

hypernym

push, force

make a thrusting forward movement
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2

hurl hurtle lunge thrust

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lunge lunger

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

thrust thrusting thrust thruster

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

hurl

semantic pointers

hypernym

move

hyponym

dart riposte

impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 3

force thrust

sample sentences

"She forced her diet fads on him"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something on somebody
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something on somebody
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

force force

semantic pointers

hypernym

compel, oblige, obligate

hyponym

sting, stick

penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

pierce thrust

verb frames

Something ----s something

verb frames

Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

thrust

semantic pointers

hypernym

penetrate, perforate

hyponym

stick stick peg center punch impale, transfix, empale, spike horn, tusk gore lance

place or put with great energy
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 7

throw thrust

sample sentences

"She threw the blanket around the child"
"thrust the money in the hands of the beggar"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s something PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

throw

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

thrust

semantic pointers

hypernym

put, place, set, lay, position, pose

hyponym

pop

push upward
<verb.stative>

push up thrust

sample sentences

"The front of the trains that had collided head-on thrust up into the air"

verb frames

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

verb frames

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

thrust

semantic pointers

hypernym

protrude, project, stick out, jut out, jut

verb group

thrust

force (molten rock) into pre-existing rock
<verb.stative>

thrust

verb frames

Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

thrust

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

geology

verb group

thrust, push up