Definitions for: Thrusting


[n] a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow); "he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist"



Webster (1913) Definition: Thrust"ing, n.
1. The act of pushing with force.

2. (Dairies)
(a) The act of squeezing curd with the hand, to expel the
whey.
(b) pl. The white whey, or that which is last pressed out
of the curd by the hand, and of which butter is
sometimes made. [Written also thrutchthings.] [Prov.
Eng.]

Thrusting screw, the screw of a screw press, as for
pressing curd in making cheese. [R.]

Synonyms: jab, jabbing, poke, poking, thrust

See Also: gesture

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