Word: downthrust
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...great artery curves downward). The impact is great enough to give the whole body an upthrust. Almost simultaneously, acceleration of the blood directed downward by the aortic arch adds to the upthrust. When the descending blood slows down, there is a rebound effect which gives the body a downthrust, about half as intense as the earlier upthrust...
...youth sitting with bound wrists on one knee and violently downthrust head on the other. He gives an impression of immense vitality borne down by even greater, unseen weight...
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