full thrust

  • 1Full Thrust — is a science fiction strategy wargame written by Jon Tuffley and published by Ground Zero Games of England. It is usually played with miniature figurines representing imaginary starships, although cardboard chits representing the vessels can also …

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  • 2thrust — [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 …

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  • 3thrust — [[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… …

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  • 4thrust — v. & n. v. (past and past part. thrust) 1 tr. push with a sudden impulse or with force (thrust the letter into my pocket). 2 tr. (foll. by on) impose (a thing) forcibly; enforce acceptance of (a thing) (had it thrust on me). 3 intr. (foll. by at …

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  • 5Thrust reversal — Thrust reversal, also called reverse thrust, is the temporary diversion of an aircraft engine s exhaust or changing of propeller pitch so that the thrust produced is directed forward, rather than aft. This acts against the forward travel of the… …

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  • 6thrust´ful|ness — thrust|ful «THRUHST fuhl», adjective. full of thrust; forceful: »Now at last there is the prospect of some thrustful competition…in one vitally important part of the work of the airlines (New Scientist). –thrust´ful|ly, adverb. –thrust´ful|ness,… …

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  • 7thrust´ful|ly — thrust|ful «THRUHST fuhl», adjective. full of thrust; forceful: »Now at last there is the prospect of some thrustful competition…in one vitally important part of the work of the airlines (New Scientist). –thrust´ful|ly, adverb. –thrust´ful|ness,… …

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  • 8thrust|ful — «THRUHST fuhl», adjective. full of thrust; forceful: »Now at last there is the prospect of some thrustful competition…in one vitally important part of the work of the airlines (New Scientist). –thrust´ful|ly, adverb. –thrust´ful|ness, noun …

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  • 9Full butt — Butt Butt, But But, n. [F. but butt, aim (cf. butte knoll), or bout, OF. bot, end, extremity, fr. boter, buter, to push, butt, strike, F. bouter; of German origin; cf. OHG. b[=o]zan, akin to E. beat. See {Beat}, v. t.] 1. A limit; a bound; a… …

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  • 10Full tilt — Tilt Tilt, n. 1. A thrust, as with a lance. Addison. [1913 Webster] 2. A military exercise on horseback, in which the combatants attacked each other with lances; a tournament. [1913 Webster] 3. See {Tilt hammer}, in the Vocabulary. [1913 Webster] …

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