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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Thrust \Thrust\, v. i.
1. To make a push; to attack with a pointed weapon; as, a
fencer thrusts at his antagonist.
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2. To enter by pushing; to squeeze in.
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And thrust between my father and the god. --Dryden.
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3. To push forward; to come with force; to press on; to
intrude. ``Young, old, thrust there in mighty concourse.''
--Chapman.
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To thrust to, to rush upon. [Obs.]
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As doth an eager hound
Thrust to an hind within some covert glade.
--Spenser.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Thrust \Thrust\, v. i.
1. To make a push; to attack with a pointed weapon; as, a
fencer thrusts at his antagonist.
2. To enter by pushing; to squeeze in.
And thrust between my father and the god. --Dryden.
3. To push forward; to come with force; to press on; to
intrude. ``Young, old, thrust there in mighty concourse.''
--Chapman.
To thrust to, to rush upon. [Obs.]
As doth an eager hound Thrust to an hind within some
covert glade. --Spenser.
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