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11thrust — /thrust/, v., thrust, thrusting, n. v.t. 1. to push forcibly; shove; put or drive with force: He thrust his way through the crowd. She thrust a dagger into his back. 2. to put boldly forth or impose acceptance of: to thrust oneself into a… …
12thrust 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 …
13thrust 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 …
14thrust something on somebody — ˈthrust sth/sb on/upon sb derived to force sb to accept or deal with sth/sb that they do not want • She was annoyed at having three extra guests suddenly thrust on her. • Children of famous people have fame thrust upon them. Main entry:… …
15thrust somebody on somebody — ˈthrust sth/sb on/upon sb derived to force sb to accept or deal with sth/sb that they do not want • She was annoyed at having three extra guests suddenly thrust on her. • Children of famous people have fame thrust upon them. Main entry:… …
16thrust something upon somebody — ˈthrust sth/sb on/upon sb derived to force sb to accept or deal with sth/sb that they do not want • She was annoyed at having three extra guests suddenly thrust on her. • Children of famous people have fame thrust upon them. Main entry:… …
17thrust somebody upon somebody — ˈthrust sth/sb on/upon sb derived to force sb to accept or deal with sth/sb that they do not want • She was annoyed at having three extra guests suddenly thrust on her. • Children of famous people have fame thrust upon them. Main entry:… …
18thrust your way — phrase to go somewhere by pushing past things or people Thesaurus: to move through an area or objectsynonym Main entry: thrust …
19thrust something aside — ˌthrust sthaˈside derived to refuse to listen to sb s complaints, comments, etc • All our objections were thrust aside. Main entry: ↑thrustderived …
20Thrust vectoring — Infobox Aviation name = Thrust vectoring caption = The F 18 HARV, X 31, and F 16 MATV in flightThrust vectoring is the ability of an aircraft or other vehicle to direct the thrust from its main engine(s) in a direction other than parallel to the… …
