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noun
- (fencing) 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.
- A push, stab, or lunge forward (the act thereof.)
- The cutpurse tried to knock her satchel from her hands, but she avoided his and yelled, "Thief!"
- The force generated by propulsion, as in a jet engine.
- Spacecraft are engineering marvels, designed to resist the of liftoff, as well as the reverse pressure of the void.
- (figurative) The primary effort; the goal.
- Ostensibly, the class was about public health in general, but the main was really sex education.
Translations: verb (inf=to thrust, thrusts, thrusting, thrust)
- (intransitive) To make advance with force
- Noun, force.
- We at the enemy with our forces.
- (transitive) To force
- Verb, force something upon someone.
- I asked her not to the responsibility on me.
- (transitive) To push out or extend rapidly or powerfully.
- He his arm into the icy stream and grabbed a wriggling fish, astounding the observers.
Translations: - Dutch: vooruitstuwen
- French: propulser
- German: schieben, stoí�en
(trans-mid)
- Spanish: propulsar
(trans-bottom)
(trans-top, force something upon someone)
Etymology: From írysta.
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