surface vs thrust

surface

verb
  • To rise to the surface. 

  • To apply a surface to something. 

  • To make (information or facts) known. 

  • To become known or apparent; to appear or be found. 

  • To provide something with a surface. 

  • To bring to the surface. 

  • To come out of hiding. 

  • To work a mine near the surface. 

noun
  • Outward or external appearance. 

  • The outside hull of a tangible object. 

  • The overside or up-side of a flat object such as a table, or of a liquid. 

  • The locus of an equation (especially one with exactly two degrees of freedom) in a more-than-two-dimensional space. 

thrust

verb
  • To make advance with force. 

  • To stab; to pierce; usually with through. 

  • To enter by pushing; to squeeze in. 

  • To push out or extend rapidly or powerfully. 

  • To push or drive with force; to shove. 

  • To force something upon someone. 

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. 

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