"backthrust" meaning in All languages combined

See backthrust on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: backthrusts [present, singular, third-person], backthrusting [participle, present], backthrusted [participle, past], backthrusted [past]
Etymology: back- + thrust Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|back|thrust}} back- + thrust Head templates: {{en-verb}} backthrust (third-person singular simple present backthrusts, present participle backthrusting, simple past and past participle backthrusted)
  1. To push or drive backward with force or effort.

Inflected forms

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