Cut and Thrust

Cut

Cut noun - A piece that has been separated from the whole by cutting.

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Thrust and cut are semantically related in blow topic. In some cases you can use "Thrust" instead the word "Cut" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: cutting, cutter, cutout

Thrust

Thrust noun - The force used in pushing.

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Synonyms for Thrust

Antonyms for Thrust

Cut and thrust are semantically related in blow topic. Sometimes you can use "Cut" instead the word "Thrust" as a verb or a noun, if it concerns topics such as push hard.

Nearby Word: thrusting

Mutual synonyms

How words are described

old	old cut	old thrust
good	good cut	good thrust
high	high cut	high thrust
low	low cut	low thrust
Other adjectives: short, direct, fast, complete, original, initial, single, simple, actual, hard, horizontal, quick, general, vertical.

Common collocations

power	cut power	thrust power
people	cut people	thrust people
hand	cut hand	thrust hand
way	cut way	thrust way
Other words: eyes, times.

Both words in one sentence

During the Napoleonic wars there was a furious debate over whether sabers designed for the cut or the thrust were more deadly in battle, with much ink spilled on the subject.

Source: Useful Notes / European Swordsmanship
But with swords, they can get up close and personal, engage in witty banter, look each other in the eye, and, if one gets that fatal cut or thrust in, engage in the drama of watching the other die.

Source: Analysis / Fantasy Gun Control
This is in a sense the ward that the system is built around, since any cut or thrust initiated from the other wards will end in this position.

Source: Useful Notes / European Swordsmanship

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