Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. In geology, the development of reversed faults by compression or thrust.
- n. The act of pushing with force.
- n. plural In cheese-making, the white whey, or that which is last pressed out of the curd by the hand, and of which butter is sometimes made. Also thrutchings.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. The act of pushing with force.
- n. Prov. Eng., Prov. Eng. The act of squeezing curd with the hand, to expel the whey.
- n. Prov. Eng. The white whey, or that which is last pressed out of the curd by the hand, and of which butter is sometimes made.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
Examples
“She specially disliked what she called thrusting unpopular subjects on people's attention.”
“The black ground reached for me, cracked with green filaments thrusting from the voids.”
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“Best case: Lee continues to do what has workedso well in thrusting him from dark horse to Crystal's top rival: pick smart songs (not too worn-out, suitable for his limited range), sing more confidently, act humble and get those seemingly guaranteed unanimous raves from the judges.”
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“He also tried imitating J.D. a bit in thrusting his crotch at the studio audience.”
“Be quiet, you clown!" cries Solomon in English, thrusting me aside.”
“He lunged at Lorenzo, his sword thrusting straight for Lorenzo's chest.”
“Therefore, wit thee well, Sir Lancelot, I will not quit this quest until I feel my sword thrusting into thy evil heart. ”
“French as cruelty -- just as in 1870 the Prussian Uhlans were described as thrusting through with their lances all the French babies and pinning them fast to the walls.”
“Consequently his pride revolted at the idea of thrusting himself where he was not wanted, and his love forbade him to persecute the woman he worshipped.”
“Today's vibrators with computer chips and the dozens of vibratory variations offered in some higher-end battery-powered vibes really weren't to market yet; there were no consumer "fucking machines," which is to say thrusting cock-engines; robotics was a distant dream.”
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