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Thrust and Pushing

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

  • The act of applying force in order to move something away.
    • usage: "he gave the door a hard push"; "the pushing is good exercise"

verb

  • (v.) ()
  • Press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action.
    • usage: "He pushed her to finish her doctorate"
  • Make publicity for; try to sell (a product. )
    • usage: "The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model"; "The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops"
  • Strive and make an effort to reach a goal.
    • usage: "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis"
  • Press against forcefully without moving.
    • usage: "she pushed against the wall with all her strength"
  • Approach a certain age or speed.
    • usage: "She is pushing fifty"
  • Exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for.
    • usage: "The liberal party pushed for reforms"; "She is crusading for women's rights"; "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate"
  • Sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs. )
    • usage: "The guy hanging around the school is pushing drugs"
  • Move strenuously and with effort.
    • usage: "The crowd pushed forward"
  • Make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby.
    • usage: "`Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman"