thrust vs horn

thrust and horn both are nouns.

thrust and horn both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
thrust	Yes	No	Yes	No
horn	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, horn is a hyponym of thrust; that is, horn is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than thrust:

thrust: penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
horn: stab or pierce with a horn or tusk

Other hyponyms of thrust include stick, stick, peg, center punch, empale, impale, spike, transfix, tusk, gore, lance.

thrust (noun)	horn (noun)
the act of applying force to propel something	one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates
a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument	any hard protuberance from the head of an organism that is similar to or suggestive of a horn
a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)	a brass musical instrument consisting of a conical tube that is coiled into a spiral and played by means of valves
verbal criticism	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves
the force used in pushing	an alarm device that makes a loud warning sound
	a high pommel of a Western saddle (usually metal covered with leather)
	a device on an automobile for making a warning noise
	a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
	a device having the shape of a horn
	a noise made by the driver of an automobile to give warning
	the material (mostly keratin) that covers the horns of ungulates and forms hooves and claws and nails

thrust (verb)	horn (verb)
impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably	stab or pierce with a horn or tusk
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

Difference between thrust and horn

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