Load and Thrust

Load

Load verb - To place a weight or burden on.

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Thrust and load are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Thrust" instead the word "Load" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: loaded, loading, loader, loadable

Thrust verb - To apply force to (someone or something) so that it moves in front of one.

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Load and thrust are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Load" instead the word "Thrust" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Word: thrusting

old	old load	old thrust
high	high load	high thrust
low	low load	low thrust
short	short load	short thrust
Other adjectives: complete, initial, single, actual, entire, real, big, advanced, less, extra, maximum.

Rookie Red Ranger: Your character gets thrust into this role, ostensibly to help with the growing case-load the Grimsborough police department has to contend with.

Source: Video Game / Criminal Case
The improbable aiming with these two starts well before a shot is even fired: to load their guns, they literally thrust their chests in the direction that allows the bullets stored in their cleavage to leap right into the loading chambers.

Source: Improbable Aiming Skills
From Twelfth Night: "Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them." Some people take this quote seriously, rather than a load of crap fed to a stuck-up jerk to get him to make a fool of himself.

Source: Misaimed Fandom / Theatre

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