thrutch

14 synonyms for thrutch, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.

Verb — To push or shove something forcefully.

Synonyms

Everyday swaps

Common words most readers know — safe in any writing.

gather press collect crowd mass group stress

Less common

Still standard English, but they carry more weight.

assemble flock torment

Rare, literary or technical

Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.

begather congregate forgather vex

Synonyms by Meaning

1. verb

To crowd together tightly in a small space.

gather assemble press begather flock congregate collect crowd mass forgather group

2. verb

To cause someone trouble, oppress them, or distress them.

stress vex torment

Etymology

This word came into English from Middle English thrucchen (“to push, rush”), which developed from Old English þryċċan (“to push, press, trample on, crush”), itself from Proto-West Germanic *þrukkijan and, before that, Proto-Germanic *þrukkijaną (“to press”). It is cognate with West Frisian drukke (“to press”), Dutch dr...

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