The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word BUTT , but the solution may also be ESTOCADE which is one of the most recent solution (1951 in New York Times).
A thrust in fencing crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BUTT | 50 % | 4 |
| ESTOCADE | 50 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: A thrust in fencing
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- riposte
- lunge
- but
- butt
- butted
- pass
- passed
- volt
- fence
- parry
- parrying
- return
Crossword Answer definitions
BUTT noun- The larger or thicker end of something; the blunt end, in distinction from the sharp or narrow end
- The waste end of anything
- (generally) An end of something, often distinguished in some way from the other end.
- A limit; a bound; a goal; the extreme bound; the end.
- To join at the butt, end, or outward extremity; to terminate; to be bounded; to abut.
- A push, thrust, or sudden blow, given by the head; a head butt.
- A thrust in fencing.
- To strike bluntly, particularly with the head.
- To strike bluntly with the head.
- (English units) An English measure of capacity for liquids, containing 126 wine gallons which is one-half tun; equivalent to the pipe.
- A wooden cask for storing wine, usually containing 126 gallons.
- Any of various flatfish such as sole, plaice or turbot
- A heavy two-wheeled cart.
- A three-wheeled cart resembling a wheelbarrow.
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