import vs thrust

import

verb
  • To be incumbent on (someone to do something). 

  • To mean, signify. 

  • To be important; to be significant; to be of consequence. 

  • To load a file into a software application from another version or system. 

  • To bring (something) in from a foreign country, especially for sale or trade. 

  • To be important or crucial to (that something happen). 

  • To be of importance to (someone or something). 

noun
  • Significance, importance. 

  • The practice of importing. 

  • Something brought in from an exterior source, especially for sale or trade. 

  • A foreigner playing in a sports league. 

thrust

verb
  • To force something upon someone. 

  • To stab; to pierce; usually with through. 

  • To enter by pushing; to squeeze in. 

  • To push out or extend rapidly or powerfully. 

  • To make advance with force. 

  • To push or drive with force; to shove. 

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

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

  • The primary effort; the goal. 

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

How often have the words import and thrust occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )