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Thrust and Gravity

noun

  • The force used in pushing.
    • usage: "the push of the water on the walls of the tank"; "the thrust of the jet engines"
  • A strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument.
    • usage: "one strong stab to the heart killed him"
  • The act of applying force to propel something.
    • usage: "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off"
  • Verbal criticism.
    • usage: "he enlivened his editorials with barbed thrusts at politicians"
  • A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow. )
    • usage: "he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist"

verb

  • Push forcefully.
    • usage: "He thrust his chin forward"
  • Press or force.
    • usage: "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand"
  • Make a thrusting forward movement.
  • Impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably.
    • usage: "She forced her diet fads on him"
  • Penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument.
  • Force (molten rock) into pre-existing rock.
  • Push upward.
    • usage: "The front of the trains that had collided head-on thrust up into the air"
  • Place or put with great energy.
    • usage: "She threw the blanket around the child"; "thrust the money in the hands of the beggar"

Thrust is a comparison between the price difference of successively lower pivot bottoms or higher pivot tops. For example, a reduction in the difference between pivot bottoms shows loss of momentum; an increase in the difference shows increased momentum.

noun

  • Physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface. ( "the more remote the body the less the gravity"; "the gravitation between two bodies is proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them"; "gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love-Albert Einstein
  • A manner that is serious and solemn.
  • A solemn and dignified feeling.