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| - | # An act of [[stroking]]. | + | # An [[attack]] made by moving the sword [[parallel]] to its length and [[land]]ing with the point. |
| - | #: ''She gave the cat a '''stroke'''.'' | + | #: ''Pierre was a master swordsman, and could parry the '''thrusts''' of lesser men with barely a thought.'' |
| - | # A [[blow]] or [[hit]]. | + | # A [[push]], [[stab]], or [[lunge]] [[forward]] (the act thereof.) |
| - | # A [[line]] drawn with a [[pen]] or [[pencil]]. | + | #: ''The cutpurse tried to knock her satchel from her hands, but she avoided his '''thrust''' and yelled, "Thief!"'' |
| - | # A [[streak]] of [[paint]] made with a [[brush]]. | + | # The [[force]] generated by [[propulsion]], as in a [[jet engine]]. |
| - | # The time when a [[clock]] [[strike]]s. | + | #: ''Spacecraft are engineering marvels, designed to resist the '''thrust''' of liftoff, as well as the reverse pressure of the void.'' |
| - | #: ''on the '''stroke''' of midnight'' | + | # The [[primary]] [[effort]]; the [[goal]]. |
| - | # A [[thrust]] of a [[piston]]. | + | #: ''Ostensibly, the class was about public health in general, but the main '''thrust''' was really sex education.'' |
| - | # A particular style of [[swimming]]. | + | |
| - | # {{medicine}} The loss of [[brain]] [[function]] arising when the [[blood]] [[supply]] to the [[brain]] is suddenly interrupted. | + | |
| - | # A single movement with a [[tool]]. | + | |
| - | # A single act of [[striking]] with a [[weapon]]. | + | |
| - | '''Stroke''' (or '''cerebrovascular accident (CVA)''') is the clinical designation for a rapidly developing [[loss of brain function]] due to an interruption in the [[blood supply]] to all or part of the [[brain]]. This phenomenon can be caused by [[thrombosis]], [[embolism]], or [[hemorrhage]]. | + | ====Synonyms==== |
| + | * (''push, stab, or lunge forward''): [[break]], [[dart]], [[grab]] | ||
| + | * (''force generated by propulsion''): [[lift]], [[push]] | ||
| + | * (''primary effort or goal''): [[focus]], [[gist]], [[point]] | ||
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- An attack made by moving the sword parallel to its length and landing with the point.
- Pierre was a master swordsman, and could parry the thrusts of lesser men with barely a thought.
- A push, stab, or lunge forward (the act thereof.)
- The cutpurse tried to knock her satchel from her hands, but she avoided his thrust and yelled, "Thief!"
- The force generated by propulsion, as in a jet engine.
- Spacecraft are engineering marvels, designed to resist the thrust of liftoff, as well as the reverse pressure of the void.
- The primary effort; the goal.
- Ostensibly, the class was about public health in general, but the main thrust was really sex education.
Synonyms
- (push, stab, or lunge forward): break, dart, grab
- (force generated by propulsion): lift, push
- (primary effort or goal): focus, gist, point
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