About The Word Thrusting
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Thrusting
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What's The Definition Of 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"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Thrusting: jab | jabbing | poke | poking | thrust Related Terms | Find terms related to Thrusting: See Also | gesture Thrusting In Webster's Dictionary \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.]
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