Meanings
verbunderthrust (third-person singular simple present underthrusts, present participle underthrusting, simple past and past participle underthrusted or underthrust)
present singular third person underthrusts · participle present underthrusting · participle past underthrusted · past underthrusted
- geographyTo thrust under another
Origin
- Middle Englishunderthristen
- Englishunderthrust
From Middle English underthristen, underthresten, equivalent to under- + thrust.
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
underthrust. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underthrust
MLA
“underthrust.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underthrust. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “underthrust,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underthrust.
Source: underthrust on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.