thrust
thrust,
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3. A piercing movement made with or as if with a pointed weapon; a stab.
4. The essence; the point: The whole thrust of the project was to make money.
5. Architecture. Outward or lateral stress in a structure, such as an arch.
6. An attack or assault, especially by an armed force.
[Middle English thrusten, from Old Norse thrsta.]