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Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th
thrust
thrust (thrŭst)v. thrust, thrust·ing, thrustsv. tr. 1. To push or drive quickly and forcibly. See Synonyms at push. 2. To issue or extend: poplars thrusting their branches upward; thrust out his finger. 3. To force into a specified condition or situation: She thrust herself through the crowd. He was thrust into a position of awesome responsibility. 4. To include or interpolate improperly. 5. To force on an unwilling or improper recipient: “Some have greatness thrust upon them” (Shakespeare). 6. Archaic. To stab; pierce.v. intr. 1. To shove something into or at something else; push. 2. To pierce or stab with or as if with a pointed weapon. 3. To force one's way.n. 1. A forceful shove or push. 2. a. A driving force or pressure. b. The forward-directed force developed in a jet or rocket engine as a reaction to the high-velocity rearward ejection of exhaust gases. 3. A piercing movement made with or as if with a pointed weapon; a stab. 4. The essence; the point: The whole thrust of the project was to make money. 5. Architecture. Outward or lateral stress in a structure, as that exerted by an arch or vault. 6. An attack or assault, especially by an armed force. [Middle English thrusten, from Old Norse thrȳsta. See treud- in Indo-European Roots.] thrustʹer n.thrustʹful adj.
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