What is the meaning of thrusting?

noun

  • A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow. )
    • usage: "he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist"

verb

  • Push forcefully.
    • usage: "He thrust his chin forward"
  • Press or force.
    • usage: "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand"
  • Make a thrusting forward movement.
  • Impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably.
    • usage: "She forced her diet fads on him"
  • Penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument.
  • Force (molten rock) into pre-existing rock.
  • Push upward.
    • usage: "The front of the trains that had collided head-on thrust up into the air"
  • Place or put with great energy.
    • usage: "She threw the blanket around the child"; "thrust the money in the hands of the beggar"
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