thrust (subs.) Copy link Outline 1. pĕtītio (the act of thrusting, defined by Serv. ad Aen. 9, 439, as impetus gladiorum)2. mănus, ūs (a t. t. of fencing)3. puncta (opp. to coesa, a cut)4. plāga (a t. or cut which wounds) • thrust (subs.): 1. pĕtītio (the act of thrusting, defined by Serv. ad Aen. 9, 439, as impetus gladiorum): I have narrowly avoided your t.s, which were so made that they seemed to be inevitable, by a slight movement of the body, p. tuas ita conjectas ut vitari non posse viderentur parva quadam declinatione, et, ut aiunt, corpore effugi, Cic. Cat. 1, 6, 15: v. attack. 2. mănus, ūs (a t. t. of fencing): straightforward t.s, m. rectae, simplices, Quint. 9, 1, 20: a prime, second, tierce, quart, m. prima, secunda, tertia, quarta, id. 5, 13, 54 (q. v.). 3. puncta (opp. to coesa, a cut): to make a t., p. inferre, Veg. Mil. 1, 12. 4. plāga (a t. or cut which wounds): Veg. Mil. 1, 11, extr.: v. blow.