STRAIGHT THRUST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does straight thrust mean? 

• STRAIGHT THRUST (noun)
  The noun STRAIGHT THRUST has 1 sense:

1. (fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and the back leg straight and with the sword arm outstretched forward

  Familiarity information: STRAIGHT THRUST used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STRAIGHT THRUST (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and the back leg straight and with the sword arm outstretched forward

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

lunge; passado; straight thrust

Hypernyms ("straight thrust" is a kind of...):

knife thrust; stab; thrust (a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument)

Meronyms (parts of "straight thrust"):

remise ((fencing) a second thrust made on the same lunge (as when your opponent fails to riposte))

Domain category:

fencing (the art or sport of fighting with swords (especially the use of foils or epees or sabres to score points under a set of rules))