afterburner |
a device that increases the thrust of a jet engine by injecting fuel into the exhaust gases for burning. [1/2 definitions] |
air bag |
a bag in the front of some automobile interiors that inflates automatically in a collision and prevents the passengers from being thrust forward. |
buttress |
a structure that gives support to the outside of a building by absorbing excessive outward thrust. [1/4 definitions] |
catapult |
thrust by or as though by a catapult. [1/5 definitions] |
counterthrust |
combined form of thrust. |
dart |
to propel, thrust, or shoot out suddenly. [1/6 definitions] |
dash |
to hurl or thrust (something) violently, esp. so as to break or shatter. [1/12 definitions] |
dig |
to shove or thrust. [2/8 definitions] |
dub2 |
to push, poke, or thrust at. [2/4 definitions] |
fanjet |
a jet engine that uses an impeller fan to draw in more air than is needed for fuel combustion, the excess being mixed with the products of the combustion to form an exhaust jet that provides extra thrust; turbofan. [1/2 definitions] |
feint |
a movement or thrust in a misleading direction, or a slight attack at a misleading point, to draw one's opponent away from the real target, as in sports or military combat. [1/5 definitions] |
intrude |
to enter or thrust oneself in when not invited or welcomed. [2 definitions] |
jet engine |
an engine that develops thrust by the backward expulsion of a jet of fluid or gaseous products of combustion, used esp. in aircraft. |
kick |
a violent backward thrust, as of a gun when fired. [1/14 definitions] |
obtrude |
to thrust or force (oneself, one's concerns, or one's opinions) on another or others without being asked. [2/3 definitions] |
poke |
to project, esp. suddenly; thrust. [1/12 definitions] |
press1 |
to insist on or thrust (something) upon another or others. [1/16 definitions] |
propel |
to cause to move or keep moving forward or onward; thrust, push, or drive. |
protrusile |
capable of being protruded or thrust out, as a hummingbird's tongue or an elephant's trunk. |
pulsejet engine |
a jet engine in which the pulsating thrust is provided by intermittent combustion produced by rapid opening and closing of the air intake valves. |
push |
to thrust (something) away from oneself. [1/13 definitions] |