thrusting

(noun) a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow). Synonyms: jab, jabbing, poke, poking, thrust. Examples: "He warned me with a jab with his finger." "He made a thrusting motion with his fist."

(verb) push forcefully. Synonyms: thrust. Example: "He thrust his chin forward."

(verb) press or force. Synonyms: thrust, stuff, shove, squeeze. Examples: "Stuff money into an envelope." "She thrust the letter into his hand."

(verb) make a thrusting forward movement. Synonyms: lunge, hurl, hurtle, thrust.

(verb) impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably. Synonyms: force, thrust. Example: "She forced her diet fads on him."

(verb) penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument. Synonyms: pierce, thrust.

(verb) force (molten rock) into pre-existing rock. Synonyms: thrust.

(verb) push upward. Synonyms: thrust, push up. Example: "The front of the trains that had collided head-on thrust up into the air."

(verb) place or put with great energy. Synonyms: throw, thrust. Examples: "She threw the blanket around the child." "Thrust the money in the hands of the beggar."