misthrust
Collocations
5ADJ.
measured, rapier
VERB + MISTHRUST
didn't, force, like
MISTHRUST + NOUN
it's, length, meself, misther
PREP.
out
ADV.
instead, precisely, scully, then
Definitions
verb
Pronunciation spelling of mistrust.
Poor Pat don't know as much as strangers do, I misthrust, Misther Scully.
I didn't misthrust him then, miss; but when I heard a while ago that ye were mad intirely wid me for bein' so late, it sthruck me that the old vagabone was playin' some game.
noun
A thrust that did not go as intended.
The weapon passed between the body and one arm of the victim, and the Indian, losing his balance by the force of his misthrust, measured his length on the sand.
If anything could occur to bring him to his senses, to impress upon him the necessity of checking the pace of his task, it is this failure, this misthrust, precisely this! Instead of Polonius, had it been the King whom he had stabbed, what would he not have brought upon himself!
adj
That has been thrust badly.
It gouged the iridium armor like a misthrust rapier which tears skin but does not pierce the skull.
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6Poor Pat don't know as much as strangers do, I misthrust, Misther Scully.
WiktionaryI didn't misthrust him then, miss; but when I heard a while ago that ye were mad intirely wid me for bein' so late, it sthruck me that the old vagabone was playin' some game.
WiktionaryMebbe it's the thruth you're afther findin' out; but I misthrust, and it's meself will never fergive her if she breaks the heart of the best by in the counthry.
WiktionaryThe weapon passed between the body and one arm of the victim, and the Indian, losing his balance by the force of his misthrust, measured his length on the sand.
WiktionaryIf anything could occur to bring him to his senses, to impress upon him the necessity of checking the pace of his task, it is this failure, this misthrust, precisely this! Instead of Polonius, had it
WiktionaryBushy Bob: is still the fighter—always will be—and fighting in the Senate is pretty much like fighting in the popular arena, only it is more serious business, for there is always someone ready to pink
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