thrust
Base form
thrust
/θrʌst/
Past simple
thrust
/θrʌst/
Past participle
thrust
/θrʌst/
MeaningC1
to push something somewhere suddenly or with force
to have greatness thrust upon you
In use
- Negative · Form 1Don’t thrust the microphone in his face like that.
- Imperative · Form 1Thrust the spade deep into the soil, then lift.
- Past simple · Form 2Yesterday a stranger thrust a leaflet into my hand.
- Past simple · Form 2Last night Ben thrust his hands into his pockets and walked off.
- Passive · Form 3She was thrust into the spotlight at just sixteen.
- Present perfect · Form 3The news has thrust the tiny village onto every front page.
Watch out
Thrust never changes, like burst: thrusted and thrusten are wrong. The thrust of an argument is its main point.
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