Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The act of thrusting or driving down or away.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The act of thrusting or driving down or outward; outward thrust.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun The act of thrusting or driving down or outward; outward thrust.

Etymologies

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Latin detrusio. See detrude.

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