thrust-v; 4 Senses

Sense Number 1: Push forcefully, make a thrusting forward, upward, or outward motion.

Commentary: INCLUDES: THRUST UP, THRUST OUT, THRUST FORWARD, THRUST OPEN Syntax includes: NP1(theme) THRUST[intransitive] NP1(agent) THRUST NP2

Examples:
He thrust his chin forward.
The move thrust the company into unknown territory.
The front of the trains that had collided head-on thrust up into the air.
He thrust out into the morning air.
She thrust the window open.

Mappings:
VerbNet: carry-11.4-1-1,push-12-1-1
FrameNet: Cause_motion
PropBank: thrust.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 3, 7
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
thrust_out 1

Sense Number 2: Press or force, impose; place or put with great energy.

Commentary: INCLUDES: THRUST INTO, THRUST ON Syntax is: NP1(agent) THRUST NP2(patient) (into) NP3(recipient)

Examples:
She thrust the letter into his hand.
He thrust the money into the hands of a beggar.
She thrust her diet on him.

Mappings:
VerbNet: carry-11.4-1-1
FrameNet: Cause_motion
PropBank: thrust.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2, 4, 8

Sense Number 3: Penetrate or cut through (as if) with a sharp instrument; push one's way (through).

Commentary: Includes: THRUST THROUGH

Examples:
She thrust her way into the meeting room.
The blade thrust through his flesh.
He thrust through the crowd as quick as he could.

Mappings:
VerbNet: push-12-1-1
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5

Sense Number 4: Force (molten rock) into pre-existing rock.

Examples:
Volcanic rock thrust into the Earth's crust.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 6