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noun
- An instrument used to measure the moisture content of soil
- An instrument used to measure the tension in a wire, or its tensile strength
- An instrument used to measure the surface tension of a liquid
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noun
- psychological, Psychological state of being tense.
- Condition of being held in a state between two or more forces, which are acting in opposition to each other
- (physics) (engineering) State of an elastic object which is stretched in a way which increases its length.
- (physics) voltage, Voltage. Usually only the terms low tension, high tension, and extra-high tension, and the abbreviations LT, HT, and EHT are used. They are not precisely defined; LT is normally a few volts, HT a few hundreds of volts, and EHT thousands of volts.
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noun
- A pitted, now usually metal, cap for the fingers, used in sewing to push the needle.
- A similarly shaped socket in machinery.
- A thimbleful.
- (nautical) A ring of metal or rope used in a ship's rigging
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noun
- (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.
- A push, stab, or lunge forward (the act thereof.)
- The cutpurse tried to knock her satchel from her hands, but she avoided his and yelled, "Thief!"
- The force generated by propulsion, as in a jet engine.
- Spacecraft are engineering marvels, designed to resist the of liftoff, as well as the reverse pressure of the void.
- (figurative) The primary effort; the goal.
- Ostensibly, the class was about public health in general, but the main was really sex education.
verb (inf=to thrust, thrusts, thrusting, thrust)
- (intransitive) To make advance with force
- Noun, force.
- We at the enemy with our forces.
- (transitive) To force
- Verb, force something upon someone.
- I asked her not to the responsibility on me.
- (transitive) To push out or extend rapidly or powerfully.
- He his arm into the icy stream and grabbed a wriggling fish, astounding the observers.
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