Trust vs. Thrust

Trust vs. Thrust — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Trust and Thrust

Trustnoun

Confidence in or reliance on some person or quality.

He needs to regain her trust if he is ever going to win her back.

Thrustnoun

(fencing) An attack made by moving the sword parallel to its length and landing with the point.

Pierre was a master swordsman, and could parry the thrusts of lesser men with barely a thought.

Trustnoun

Dependence upon something in the future; hope.

Thrustnoun

A push, stab, or lunge forward (the act thereof.)

The cutpurse tried to knock her satchel from her hands, but she avoided his thrust and yelled, "Thief!"

Trustnoun

Confidence in the future payment for goods or services supplied; credit.

I was out of cash, but the landlady let me have it on trust.

Thrustnoun

The force generated by propulsion, as in a jet engine.

Spacecraft are engineering marvels, designed to resist the thrust of liftoff, as well as the reverse pressure of the void.
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Trustnoun

That which is committed or entrusted; something received in confidence; a charge.

Thrustnoun

(figuratively) The primary effort; the goal.

Ostensibly, the class was about public health in general, but the main thrust was really sex education.

Trustnoun

That upon which confidence is reposed; ground of reliance; hope.

Thrustverb

(intransitive) To make advance with force.

We thrust at the enemy with our forces.

Trustnoun

(rare) Trustworthiness, reliability.

Thrustverb

(transitive) To force something upon someone.

I asked her not to thrust the responsibility on me.
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Trustnoun

The condition or obligation of one to whom anything is confided; responsible charge or office.

Thrustverb

(transitive) To push out or extend rapidly or powerfully.

He thrust his arm into the icy stream and grabbed a wriggling fish, astounding the observers.

Trustnoun

(legal) The confidence vested in a person who has legal ownership of a property to manage for the benefit of another.

I put the house into my sister's trust.

Thrustverb

(transitive) To push or drive with force; to shove.

to thrust anything with the hand or foot, or with an instrument

Trustnoun

(legal) An estate devised or granted in confidence that the devisee or grantee shall convey it, or dispose of the profits, at the will, or for the benefit, of another; an estate held for the use of another.

Thrustverb

(intransitive) To enter by pushing; to squeeze in.

Trustnoun

A group of businessmen or traders organised for mutual benefit to produce and distribute specific commodities or services, and managed by a central body of trustees.

Thrustverb

To stab; to pierce; usually with through.

Trustnoun

(computing) Affirmation of the access rights of a user of a computer system.

Thrustnoun

the force used in pushing;

the push of the water on the walls of the tankthe thrust of the jet engines

Trustverb

(transitive) To place confidence in; to rely on, to confide, or have faith, in.

We cannot trust anyone who deceives us.In God We Trust - written on denominations of US currency

Thrustnoun

a thrusting blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument;

one strong stab to the heart killed him

Trustverb

(transitive) To give credence to; to believe; to credit.

Thrustnoun

the act of applying force to propel something;

after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off

Trustverb

(transitive) To hope confidently; to believe (usually with a phrase or infinitive clause as the object)

I trust you have cleaned your room?

Thrustnoun

verbal criticism;

he enlivened his editorials with barbed thrusts at politicians

Trustverb

(transitive) to show confidence in a person by entrusting them with something.

Thrustnoun

a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow);

he warned me with a jab with his fingerhe made a thrusting motion with his fist

Trustverb

(transitive) To commit, as to one's care; to entrust.

Thrustverb

push forcefully;

He thrust his chin forward

Trustverb

(transitive) To give credit to; to sell to upon credit, or in confidence of future payment.

Merchants and manufacturers trust their customers annually with goods.

Thrustverb

press or force;

Stuff money into an envelopeShe thrust the letter into his hand

Trustverb

To risk; to venture confidently.

Thrustverb

make a thrusting forward movement

Trustverb

(intransitive) To have trust; to be credulous; to be won to confidence; to confide.

Thrustverb

impose or thrust urgently, importunately, or inexorably;

She forced her diet fads on him

Trustverb

(intransitive) To be confident, as of something future; to hope.

Thrustverb

penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument

Trustverb

To sell or deliver anything in reliance upon a promise of payment; to give credit.

Thrustverb

geology: thrust (molten rock) into pre-existing rock

Trustadjective

(obsolete) Secure, safe.

Thrustverb

push upward;

The front of the trains that had collided head-on thrust up into the air

Trustadjective

(obsolete) Faithful, dependable.

Thrustverb

place or put with great energy;

She threw the blanket around the childthrust the money in the hands of the beggar

Trustadjective

(legal) of or relating to a trust.

Trustnoun

something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary);

he is the beneficiary of a generous trust set up by his father

Trustnoun

certainty based on past experience;

he wrote the paper with considerable reliance on the work of other scientistshe put more trust in his own two legs than in the gun

Trustnoun

the trait of trusting; of believing in the honesty and reliability of others;

the experience destroyed his trust and personal dignity

Trustnoun

a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service;

they set up the trust in the hope of gaining a monopoly

Trustnoun

complete confidence in a person or plan etc;

he cherished the faith of a good womanthe doctor-patient relationship is based on trust

Trustnoun

a trustful relationship;

he took me into his confidencehe betrayed their trust

Trustverb

have confidence or faith in;

We can trust in GodRely on your friendsbank on your good educationI swear by my grandmother's recipes

Trustverb

allow without fear

Trustverb

be confident about something;

I believe that he will come back from the war

Trustverb

expect and wish;

I trust you will behave better from now onI hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise

Trustverb

confer a trust upon;

The messenger was entrusted with the general's secretI commit my soul to God

Trustverb

extend credit to