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backthrust

/ˈbækˌθrʌst/

backthrust verb: to push or drive backward with force or effort.

Verb

backthrust (third-person singular simple present backthrusts, present participle backthrusting, simple past and past participle backthrusted)

  1. To push or drive backward with force or effort.
    • The soldier was backthrusting to resist the opposing force's advance.

Forms of backthrust

third-person singular presentbackthrusts
present participlebackthrusting
past participlebackthrusted
pastbackthrusted

Origin of backthrust

back- + thrust

Questions about backthrust

What does backthrust mean?
Backthrust means to push or drive backward with force or effort.
What part of speech is backthrust?
Backthrust is a verb.
How do you pronounce backthrust?
Backthrust is pronounced /ˈbækˌθrʌst/.
What is the past tense of backthrust?
The past tense of backthrust is backthrusted.

Words near backthrust in the dictionary

  1. backtaxying
  2. backtest
  3. backtested
  4. backtesting
  5. backtests
  6. backthrust
  7. backthrusted
  8. backthrusting
  9. backthrustings
  10. backthrusts
  11. backtick

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