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thrust

/θrʌst/verb

उच्चारण थ्रस्ट

ज़ोर से धकेलना, घुसेड़ना

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SSC CGL Pre 2023
verbthrust, thrust
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    [T, I]

    to push something or somebody suddenly or violently in a particular direction; to move forwards by pushing

    ज़ोर से धकेलना, घुसेड़ना

    • He thrust the papers into my hand.
    • He thrust his hands into his pockets and walked on.
    • She thrust the keys into his hand and ran for the bus.
    + 2 more examples
    • The boy thrust his way through the crowd to reach the front.
    • He thrust the door open and stepped out into the rain.

    Synonyms push shove drive plunge force

    Opposite pull withdraw

noun
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    [sing.] the ~ (of sth)

    the main point of an argument, a policy; a sudden strong movement; the force produced by an engine to push a plane or rocket forward

    मुख्य बल, ज़ोर; प्रणोद

    • the main thrust of the policy
    • rocket thrust
    • The main thrust of the speech was the need for clean water.
    + 2 more examples
    • The engine gives enough thrust to lift the rocket off the ground.
    • A quick thrust of the sword ended the practice bout.

    Synonyms gist essence emphasis push propulsion

≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?

Keep the push words: thrust, shove, propel, ram, plunge.

धकेलने के शब्द याद रखिए: thrust, shove, propel, ram, plunge।

§Grammar and usage

Verb forms, asked very often: thrust, thrust, thrust (the same in all forms, like cut and put).

Verb forms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: thrust, thrust, thrust (सभी रूपों में समान, cut और put की तरह)।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

The thrust of an argument (the main point), thrust area (a field that gets special attention), thrust upon sb (force somebody to accept: 'greatness thrust upon him').

Collocations: the thrust of an argument (मुख्य बिंदु), thrust area (विशेष ध्यान पाने वाला क्षेत्र), thrust upon sb (किसी को स्वीकार करने पर विवश करना: 'greatness thrust upon him')।

✓In the exam

General knowledge

Science: thrust is the force that moves a rocket or jet forward (Newton's third law).

विज्ञान में thrust (प्रणोद) वह बल है जो रॉकेट या जेट को आगे बढ़ाता है (न्यूटन का तीसरा नियम)।