Thrust

"Pierre was a master swordsman, and could parry the thrusts of lesser men with barely a thought."

"The cutpurse tried to knock her satchel from her hands, but she avoided his thrust and yelled, "Thief!""

"Spacecraft are engineering marvels, designed to resist the thrust of liftoff, as well as the reverse pressure of the void."

"Ostensibly, the class was about public health in general, but the main thrust was really sex education."

"We thrust at the enemy with our forces."

"I asked her not to thrust the responsibility on me."

"He thrust his arm into the icy stream and grabbed a wriggling fish, astounding the observers."