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thrusts
We have found lemma(root) word of thrusts : thrust.
Definitions
[θrʌst], (Verb)
Definitions:
- push suddenly or violently in a specified direction
(e.g: she thrust her hands into her pockets)
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Origin
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Middle English (as a verb): from Old Norse thrýsta; perhaps related to Latin trudere ‘to thrust’. The noun is first recorded (early 16th century) in the sense ‘act of pressing’
[θrʌst], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a sudden or violent lunge with a pointed weapon or a bodily part
(e.g: he drove the blade upwards with one powerful thrust)
- the propulsive force of a jet or rocket engine
(e.g: the engine was a Russian-built Nene of higher thrust than the original models)
- a reverse fault of low angle, with older strata displaced horizontally over newer
Phrases:
Origin
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Middle English (as a verb): from Old Norse thrýsta; perhaps related to Latin trudere ‘to thrust’. The noun is first recorded (early 16th century) in the sense ‘act of pressing’
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