thrust
To push something suddenly and hard.
thrust in a sentence
- The knight began to thrust his lance at the straw target.
- Mia thrust her hand into the lucky dip and pulled out a prize.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to thrust?
- Aretract
- Bwithdraw
- Cpull
- Dpush
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D: push. The other three mean the opposite of thrust.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to thrust?
- Adrive
- Bshove
- Cpull
- Dpush
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C: pull. The other three mean nearly the same as thrust.
Words that mean something similar
push, shove, drive
Words that mean the opposite
pull, withdraw, retract
More words about movement & action
- thwart: To stop someone's plan from succeeding.
- toil: To work very hard for a long time.
- totter: To walk or stand unsteadily, as if about to fall.
- traipse: To walk somewhere slowly and unwillingly because you are tired.
- traverse: To travel across something from one side to the other.
- trek: A long, difficult journey on foot.
- trudge: To walk slowly with heavy steps because you are tired.
- tussle: A rough struggle or fight, usually not serious.
More words to explore
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