Provoke and Thrust

Provoke

Provoke verb - To rouse to strong feeling or action.

Thrust and provoke are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Thrust" instead a verb "Provoke".

Nearby Words: provocation, provoking

Thrust

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

Provoke and thrust are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Provoke" instead a verb "Thrust".

Nearby Word: thrusting

Common collocations

people provoke people thrust people
conflict provoke conflict thrust conflict
characters provoke characters thrust characters
target provoke target thrust target
Other words: enemy.
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