outthrust

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noun

Something that extends outwards, especially such an outcrop of rock

OriginEnglish thrust ← Middle English ut- ← Old English ūt- →
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Meanings

nounoutthrust (plural outthrusts)

plural outthrusts

  1. Something that extends outwards, especially such an outcrop of rock
verboutthrust (third-person singular simple present outthrusts, present participle outthrusting, simple past and past participle outthrust or outthrusted)

present singular third person outthrusts · participle present outthrusting · participle past outthrusted · past outthrusted

  1. To extend outwards

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
outthrusting

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úd
  2. Proto-Germanic*ūt
  3. Proto-Germanic*ūt-
  4. Old Englishūt-
  5. Middle Englishut-
  6. Englishout-
  7. Englishthrust
  8. Englishoutthrust

From out- + thrust.

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APA

outthrust. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outthrust

MLA

“outthrust.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outthrust. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “outthrust,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outthrust.

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