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bethrust

bethrust verb: to thrust forth or about; thrust forward, toward, or out.

Verb

bethrust (third-person singular simple present bethrusts, present participle bethrusting, simple past and past participle bethrusted or bethrust)

  1. (archaic, transitive) To thrust forth or about; thrust forward, toward, or out.
    • The early twilight descended in mercy over the half-crazed inmates of the household, who offered up their truest thanksgiving when Mrs. Duncan and her brood stowed themselves once more into the cutter of which it might have been wondered how it contrived to hold them all, and with a parting hoot...1864, Mrs. J. R. Beckwith, The Winthrops
    • Bright, radiant, glad eyed, clean souled seraphim, Whose genius would at once from heaven bethrust, Dared they to purity unfaithful prove.1881, Biographical and Miscellaneous Sonnets - Page 77

Forms of bethrust

third-person singular presentbethrusts
present participlebethrusting
past participlebethrusted
pastbethrusted
past participlebethrust
pastbethrust

Origin of bethrust

From be- (“at, over, across”) + thrust.

Questions about bethrust

What does bethrust mean?
Bethrust means to thrust forth or about; thrust forward, toward, or out.
What part of speech is bethrust?
Bethrust is a verb.
What is the past tense of bethrust?
The past tense of bethrust is bethrusted.

Words near bethrust in the dictionary

  1. bethroot
  2. bethroots
  3. bethroth
  4. bethrothal
  5. bethrow
  6. bethrust
  7. beths
  8. Bethsaida
  9. Bethuel
  10. bethumb
  11. bethumbed

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