UPTHRUST

upheaval, uplift, upthrow, upthrust

(noun) (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

upthrust (countable and uncountable, plural upthrusts)

An upward thrust.

(nautical) Buoyancy.

(geology) An upward movement of part of the Earth's crust.

Verb

upthrust (third-person singular simple present upthrusts, present participle upthrusting, simple past and past participle upthrusted)

(transitive) To thrust something upwards.

(intransitive) To be thrust upwards.

Anagrams

• thruputs

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