Synonyms: drive, driving force, thrust
Definition: the act of applying force to propel something
Usage: after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off
Similar words: actuation, propulsion
Definition: the act of propelling
Synonyms: poke, poking, jab, jabbing, thrust, thrusting
Definition: 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
Similar words: gesture
Definition: motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
Synonyms: thrust, knife thrust, stab
Definition: a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument
Usage: one strong stab to the heart killed him
Synonyms: thrust
Definition: verbal criticism
Usage: he enlivened his editorials with barbed thrusts at politicians
Similar words: criticism, unfavorable judgment
Definition: disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings
Usage: the senator received severe criticism from his opponent
Definition: the force used in pushing
Usage: the push of the water on the walls of the tank; the thrust of the jet engines
Similar words: force
Definition: (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity
Usage: force equals mass times acceleration
Definition: impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably
Usage: She forced her diet fads on him
Similar words: obligate, oblige, compel
Definition: force somebody to do something
Usage: We compel all students to fill out this form
Definition: penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
Similar words: penetrate, perforate
Definition: pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
Usage: The bullet penetrated her chest
Definition: place or put with great energy
Usage: She threw the blanket around the child; thrust the money in the hands of the beggar
Similar words: put, place, pose, position, set, lay
Definition: put into a certain place or abstract location
Usage: Put your things here; Set the tray down; Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children; Place emphasis on a certain point
Synonyms: thrust
Definition: push forcefully
Usage: He thrust his chin forward
Synonyms: thrust, lunge, hurl, hurtle
Definition: make a thrusting forward movement
Similar words: move
Definition: move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
Usage: He moved his hand slightly to the right
Synonyms: shove, squeeze, thrust, stuff
Definition: press or force
Usage: Stuff money into an envelope; She thrust the letter into his hand
Definition: push upward
Usage: The front of the trains that had collided head-on thrust up into the air
Similar words: protrude, project, stick out, jut, jut out
Definition: extend out or project in space
Usage: His sharp nose jutted out; A single rock sticks out from the cliff