backthrust

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/ˈbækˌθrʌst/

verb

To push or drive backward with force or effort.

“The soldier was backthrusting to resist the opposing force's advance.”

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Meanings

verbbackthrust (third-person singular simple present backthrusts, present participle backthrusting, simple past and past participle backthrusted)

present singular third person backthrusts · participle present backthrusting · participle past backthrusted · past backthrusted

  1. To push or drive backward with force or effort.

    The soldier was backthrusting to resist the opposing force's advance.

Origin

back- + thrust

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APA

backthrust. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backthrust

MLA

“backthrust.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backthrust. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “backthrust,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backthrust.

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