Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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thrust | Yes | No | Yes | No |
force | Yes | No | Yes | No |
thrust (noun) | force (noun) |
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the act of applying force to propel something | a putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base |
a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument | an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists) |
a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow) | physical energy or intensity |
verbal criticism | a powerful effect or influence |
the force used in pushing | (of a law) having legal validity |
group of people willing to obey orders | |
a unit that is part of some military service | |
a group of people having the power of effective action | |
one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority | |
(physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity |
thrust (verb) | force (verb) |
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impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably | impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably |
penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument | squeeze like a wedge into a tight space |
place or put with great energy | force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically |
push forcefully | take by force |
make a thrusting forward movement | do forcibly; exert force |
press or force | urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate |
push violently in a specified direction | move with force |
force (molten rock) into pre-existing rock | to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means |