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  • 21thrust stage — noun a theater stage that extends out into the audience s part of a theater and has seats on three sides • Hypernyms: ↑theater stage, ↑theatre stage * * * noun Etymology: thrust, past participle of thrust (I) : a stage surrounded on three sides… …

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  • 22thrust — [c]/θrʌst / (say thrust) verb (thrust, thrusting) –verb (t) 1. to push forcibly; shove; put or drive with force: he thrust a dagger into her back. 2. to put forcibly into some position, condition, etc.: to thrust oneself into danger. 3. to stab… …

  • 23thrust — 1 verb past tense and past participle thrust (T) 1 to push something somewhere with a sudden or violent movement: thrust sth into/back: The man thrust a package into Jake s hand and ran away. 2 have sth thrust upon you to be forced to accept… …

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  • 24thrust — v. & n. v. (past and past part. thrust) 1 tr. push with a sudden impulse or with force (thrust the letter into my pocket). 2 tr. (foll. by on) impose (a thing) forcibly; enforce acceptance of (a thing) (had it thrust on me). 3 intr. (foll. by at …

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  • 25Thrust vectoring — Infobox Aviation name = Thrust vectoring caption = The F 18 HARV, X 31, and F 16 MATV in flightThrust vectoring is the ability of an aircraft or other vehicle to direct the thrust from its main engine(s) in a direction other than parallel to the… …

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  • 26thrust — thrust1 [θrʌst] v past tense and past participle thrust [Date: 1100 1200; : Old Norse; Origin: thrysta] 1.) [T always + adverb/preposition] to push something somewhere roughly ▪ She thrust a letter into my hand. ▪ He thrust me roughly towards the …

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  • 27Thrust stage — Open stage redirects here. For Open stage nights, see open stage night. Open stage redirects here. For the theatre, see the open stage. A production of Godspell performed on a 3/4 thrust stage In theatre, a thrust stage (also known as a platform… …

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  • 28thrust — 1. verb 1) she thrust her hands into her pockets Syn: shove, push, force, plunge, stick, drive, propel, ram, poke, jam 2) fame had been thrust on him Syn: force, foist …

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  • 29thrust — [[t]θrʌst[/t]] v. thrust, thrust•ing, n. 1) to push forcibly; shove 2) to put boldly forth or force acceptance of: to thrust oneself into a conversation[/ex] 3) to extend forcibly; present menacingly 4) archaic to stab or pierce, as with a sword… …

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  • 30thrust fault — Fault Fault, n. [OE. faut, faute, F. faute (cf. It., Sp., & Pg. falta), fr. a verb meaning to want, fail, freq., fr. L. fallere to deceive. See {Fail}, and cf. {Default}.] 1. Defect; want; lack; default. [1913 Webster] One, it pleases me, for… …

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