thrust
verb 1
to apply force to (someone or something) so that it moves in front of one <the cat thrust her paw under the couch, trying to reach her toy mouse> Related Words impel,
move;
bear (down),
compress,
depress,
jam,
pressure,
squash,
squeeze,
weigh (upon);
bulldoze,
compel,
force,
lean (on
or against),
muscle,
ram 2
to move or extend upward <the butte thrusts up 300 feet from the floor of the valley> Synonyms arise,
aspire,
climb,
lift,
mount,
rise,
soar,
thrust,
up,
uprise,
upthrust,
upturn Related Words surge,
tower;
boost,
elevate,
raise,
upheave,
uplift,
upraise;
balloon,
blast off,
take off,
zoom;
crest,
scale,
surmount,
top;
cant,
incline,
lean,
list,
recline,
slant,
slope,
tilt,
tip 
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