Nouns

(n)push, thrustthe force used in pushing“the push of the water on the walls of the tank”, “the thrust of the jet engines”
(n)stab, thrust, knife thrusta strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument“one strong stab to the heart killed him”
(n)drive, thrust, driving forcethe act of applying force to propel something“after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off”
(n)thrustverbal criticism“he enlivened his editorials with barbed thrusts at politicians”
(n)jab, jabbing, poke, poking, thrust, thrustinga sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)“he warned me with a jab with his finger”, “he made a thrusting motion with his fist”

Verbs

(v)thrustpush forcefully“He thrust his chin forward”
(v)thrust, stuff, shove, squeezepress or force“Stuff money into an envelope”, “She thrust the letter into his hand”
(v)lunge, hurl, hurtle, thrustmake a thrusting forward movement
(v)force, thrustimpose urgently, importunately, or inexorably“She forced her diet fads on him”
(v)pierce, thrustpenetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
(v)thrustforce (molten rock) into pre-existing rock
(v)thrust, push uppush violently in a specified direction“The front of the trains that had collided head-on thrust up into the air”
(v)throw, thrustplace or put with great energy“She threw the blanket around the child”, “thrust the money in the hands of the beggar”