thrusts

Noun

thrust (countable and uncountable, plural thrusts)

1. An attack made by moving the sword parallel to its length and landing with the point.
   • Pierre was a master swordsman, and could parry the thrusts of lesser men with barely a thought.
2. A push, stab, or lunge forward.
   • The cutpurse tried to knock her satchel from her hands, but she avoided his thrust and yelled, "Thief!"

   Synonyms:

   break, dart, grab

3. The force generated by propulsion, as in a jet engine.
   • Spacecraft are engineering marvels, designed to resist the thrust of liftoff, as well as the reverse pressure of the void.

   Synonyms:

   lift, push

4. (figuratively) The primary effort; the goal.
   • Ostensibly, the class was about public health in general, but the main thrust was really sex education.

   Synonyms:

   focus, gist, point

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