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Nouns (10)

n. the force used in pushing; "the push of the water on the walls of the tank"; "the thrust of the jet engines"

n. the act of applying force to propel something; "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off"

n. a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument; "one strong stab to the heart killed him"

n. a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow); "he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist"

Verbs (10)

thrust

v. push forcefully; "He thrust his chin forward"

force

v. impose or thrust urgently, importunately, or inexorably; "She forced her diet fads on him"

pierce

v. penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument

push up

v. push upward; "The front of the trains that had collided head-on thrust up into the air"

hurl, lunge, hurtle

v. make a thrusting forward movement

shove, squeeze, stuff

v. press or force; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand"

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (0)

Fuzzynyms (187)

sting, bite, insect bite

n. a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin

lurch, lunge

n. the act of moving forward suddenly

return, retort, rejoinder, riposte, comeback

n. a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher"

propel, impel, move forward

v. cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship"

cause, make, have, stimulate, get, induce

v. cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa"

spear

v. pierce with a spear; "spear fish"

puncture, make a hole into

v. pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into; "puncture a tire"

poke, jab, dig, stab, prod

v. poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"

charge, bear down on, rush at, make a rush attack

v. to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle; "he saw Jess charging at him with a pitchfork"

launch, propel with force

v. propel with force; "launch the space shuttle"; "Launch a ship"

catapult, shoot forth

v. shoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult; "the enemy catapulted rocks towards the fort"

project, send off, cast forward, throw forward, send forward

v. throw, send, or cast forward; "project a missile"

push, force

v. move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"

thrust, shove, squeeze, stuff

v. press or force; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand"

jab, stab

v. stab or pierce; "he jabbed the piece of meat with his pocket knife"

poke, jab, dig, stab, prod

v. poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"

propel, impel, move forward

v. cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship"

drive

v. cause someone or something to move by driving; "She drove me to school every day"; "We drove the car to the garage"

turn out, expel, eject, exclude, throw out, boot out, kick out, turf out, chuck out

v. put out or expel from a place; "The child was expelled from the classroom"

shoot

v. throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective; "shoot craps"; "shoot a golf ball"

shoot, dash, scud, dart, flash, scoot

v. run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"

charge, commit, send, institutionalize

v. cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution; "After the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was committed to prison"

shoot, tear, charge, buck, shoot down

v. move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office"

plunk, dive, plunge

v. drop steeply; "the stock market plunged"

drive, pull

v. of a car; "The van pulled up"

forge, spurt, spirt

v. move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy

speed, hurry, rush, race, hasten, hotfoot, hie, belt along, bucket along, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along

v. step on it; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"

submerge, sink below the surface

v. sink below the surface; go under or as if under water

press, urge, exhort

v. force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies"

press, apply pressure to, apply force to

v. exert pressure or force to or upon; "He pressed down on the boards"; "press your thumb on this spot"

hike, boost

v. increase; "The landlord hiked up the rents"

advance, bring forward, move forward, bring to front

v. cause to move forward; "Can you move the car seat forward?"

hoist, run up

v. raise; "hoist the flags"; "hoist a sail"

compress, compact, pack together

v. make more compact by or as if by pressing; "compress the data"

herd, crowd, crowd together, herd together, drive together

v. cause to herd, drive, or crowd together; "We herded the children into a spare classroom"

squeeze, force, wedge

v. squeeze like a wedge into a tight space; "I squeezed myself into the corner"

launch, propel with force

v. propel with force; "launch the space shuttle"; "Launch a ship"

catapult, shoot forth

v. shoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult; "the enemy catapulted rocks towards the fort"

project, send off, cast forward, throw forward, send forward

v. throw, send, or cast forward; "project a missile"

thrust, hurl, lunge, hurtle

v. make a thrusting forward movement

press, squeeze, contract, compress, compact, constrict, press together, squeeze together

v. squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"

propel, impel, move forward

v. cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship"

drive

v. cause someone or something to move by driving; "She drove me to school every day"; "We drove the car to the garage"

jump, start, startle, move suddenly

v. move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She startled when I walked into the room"

turn out, expel, eject, exclude, throw out, boot out, kick out, turf out, chuck out

v. put out or expel from a place; "The child was expelled from the classroom"

shoot

v. throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective; "shoot craps"; "shoot a golf ball"

shoulder, push with the shoulders

v. push with the shoulders; "He shouldered his way into the crowd"

elbow

v. push one's way with the elbows

hustle

v. cause to move furtively and hurriedly; "The secret service agents hustled the speaker out of the amphitheater"

shoulder, lift onto one's shoulders

v. lift onto one's shoulders

shoulder, carry a burden

v. carry a burden, either real or metaphoric; "shoulder the burden"

overcrowd

v. crowd together too much

stuff, fill completely

v. fill completely; "The child stuffed his pockets with candy"

boost, shove upward, push upward

v. push or shove upward, as if from below or behind; "The singer had to be boosted onto the stage by a special contraption"

lift, raise, get up, bring up, elevate

v. raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"

Synonyms (6)

barge, push forward, thrust ahead, push one's way

v. push one's way; "she barged into the meeting room"

force into, starve into

v. force into a certain state, such as poverty

Antonyms (16)

pull, draw, force

v. cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"

wince, flinch, quail, squinch, recoil, shrink, funk, cringe

v. draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"

disengage, withdraw

v. release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles; "I want to disengage myself from his influence"; "disengage the gears"

pull, draw, force

v. cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"

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