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An act of shoving; a strong thrust or push to move a body away from the agent.
An act of pushing something; an application of force or pressure to move someone or something away; a shove, a thrust.
An act, or the action, of thrusting (thrust, v. 1); a forcible push or pushing. Also figurative.