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position vs thrust

thrust vs position

position and thrust both are nouns.

position and thrust both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
position Yes No Yes No
thrust Yes No Yes No
As verbs, thrust is a hyponym of position; that is, thrust is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than position:
  • position: put into a certain place or abstract location
  • thrust: place or put with great energy
Other hyponyms of position include enclose, inclose, insert, introduce, put in, stick in, docket, cock, postpose, prepose, step, put back, replace, stratify, plant, intersperse, nestle, snuggle, pile, arrange, set up, lay over, superimpose, superpose, superpose, park, ensconce, settle, dispose, emplace, emplace, ship, underlay, trench, pigeonhole, shelve, jar, repose, sign, middle, parallelize, butt, recess, reposition, throw, tee, tee up, rack, rack up, coffin, bed, appose, place down, put down, set down, seed, sow, misplace, juxtapose, set down, bottle, bucket, barrel, ground, pillow, rest, upend, seat, sit, sit down, seat, lay, put down, repose, place upright, stand, stand up, recline, plant, set, instal, install, put in, set up, deposit, fix, posit, situate, ladle, poise, lean, clap, rest, perch, load, cram, set, siphon, seat, position, glycerolise, glycerolize, space, marshal, settle, settle down, throw, imbricate.
position (noun) thrust (noun)
the act of putting something in a certain place the act of applying force to propel something
a job in an organization a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument
(in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another verbal criticism
the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom the force used in pushing
the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
the arrangement of the body and its limbs
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
a rationalized mental attitude
an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute
an item on a list or in a sequence
the particular portion of space occupied by something
a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons
the appropriate or customary location
the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
a condition or position in which you find yourself
position (verb) thrust (verb)
put into a certain place or abstract location impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably
cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
place or put with great energy
push forcefully
make a thrusting forward movement
press or force
push violently in a specified direction
force (molten rock) into pre-existing rock
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