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| 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 |
pushed or thrown with force; thrust by or as though by a catapult. [1/4 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 poke. [2/6 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 welcome. |
| 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 strong, sudden backward thrust. [1/6 definitions] |
| lunge |
a sudden movement toward something; thrust, leap, or dive. [2 definitions] |
| obtrude |
to thrust or force (oneself, one's concerns, or one's opinions) on another or others without being asked. [2/3 definitions] |
| plunge |
to thrust into something soft or liquid. [1/4 definitions] |
| poke |
to stick out suddenly; thrust. [1/6 definitions] |
| press1 |
to insist on or thrust (something) upon another or others. [1/16 definitions] |
| propel |
to cause to move forward; thrust, push, or drive. |
| protrusile |
capable of being protruded or thrust out, as a hummingbird's tongue or an elephant's trunk. |
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