The difference between Mass and Thring
When used as verbs, mass means to form or collect into a mass, whereas thring means to thrust.
Mass is also noun with the meaning: a quantity of matter cohering together so as to make one body, or an aggregation of particles or things which collectively make one body or quantity, usually of considerable size.
Mass is also adjective with the meaning: involving a mass of things.
check bellow for the other definitions of Mass and Thring
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Mass as a noun (physical):
Matter, material. A quantity of matter cohering together so as to make one body, or an aggregation of particles or things which collectively make one body or quantity, usually of considerable size Precious metal, especially gold or silver. The quantity of matter which a body contains, irrespective of its bulk or volume. It is one of four fundamental properties of matter. It is measured in kilograms in the SI system of measurement. A medicinal substance made into a cohesive, homogeneous lump, of consistency suitable for making pills; as, blue mass. A palpable or visible abnormal globular structure; a tumor. Excess body weight, especially in the form of muscle hypertrophy.
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Mass as a noun:
A large quantity; a sum.
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Mass as a noun (quantity):
Large in number. Bulk; magnitude; body; size. The principal part; the main body. A large body of individuals, especially persons. The lower classes of persons.
Examples:
"The mass of spectators didn't see the infraction on the field."
"A mass of ships converged on the beaches of Dunkirk."
"The masses are revolting."
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Mass as a verb (transitive):
To form or collect into a mass; to form into a collective body; to bring together into masses; to assemble.
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Mass as a verb (intransitive):
To have a certain mass.
Examples:
"I mass 70 kilograms"
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Mass as an adjective:
Involving a mass of things; concerning a large quantity or number.
Examples:
"There is evidence of mass extinctions in the distant past."
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Mass as an adjective:
Involving a mass of people; of, for, or by the masses.
Examples:
"Mass unemployment resulted from the financial collapse."
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Mass as a noun (Christianity):
The Eucharist, now especially in Roman Catholicism.
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Mass as a noun (Christianity):
Celebration of the Eucharist.
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Mass as a noun (Christianity, usually as ''the [[Mass]]''):
The sacrament of the Eucharist.
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Mass as a noun:
A musical setting of parts of the mass.
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Mass as a verb (intransitive, obsolete):
To celebrate mass.
Examples:
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Thring as a verb (transitive, Northern England, Scotland):
To thrust; crowd; press; squeeze.
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Thring as a verb (intransitive, Northern England, Scotland):
To push; to force one's way.