Usually means: Final, decisive stab in fencing.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (home thrust)

▸ noun:  A well-directed or effective thrust; one that wounds in a vital part.
▸ noun:  (figurative) A personal attack.

Similar:
time thrust, thrust, thrustor, tilt, upthrust, sting, stroke, stuck, cut and thrust, stab, more...

Opposite:
foils, parry, riposte, counterattack

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Similar:
time thrust, thrust, thrustor, tilt, upthrust, sting, stroke, stuck, cut and thrust, stab, more...

Opposite:
foils, parry, riposte, counterattack



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