thrust vs put

thrust and put both are nouns.

thrust and put both are verbs.

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

As verbs, put is a hypernym of thrust; that is, put is a word with a broader meaning than thrust:

thrust: place or put with great energy
put: put into a certain place or abstract location

Other hypernyms of thrust include lay, place, pose, position, set.

thrust (noun)	put (noun)
the act of applying force to propel something	the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument
a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
verbal criticism
the force used in pushing

thrust (verb)	put (verb)
impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably	arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events
penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument	estimate
place or put with great energy	formulate in a particular style or language
push forcefully	attribute or give
make a thrusting forward movement	put into a certain place or abstract location
press or force	cause to be in a certain state; cause to be in a certain relation
push violently in a specified direction	adapt
force (molten rock) into pre-existing rock	cause (someone) to undergo something
	make an investment

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