Definitions for upthrustˈʌpˌθrʌst
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
up•thrustˈʌpˌθrʌst(n.)
a thrust in an upward direction.
Geol. an upheaval of a part of the earth's crust.
Category: Geology
Origin of upthrust:
1840–50
Princeton's WordNet
upheaval, uplift, upthrow, upthrust(noun)
(geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)
Wiktionary
upthrust(Noun)
an upward thrust
upthrust(Noun)
buoyancy
upthrust(Noun)
an upward movement of part of the Earth's crust
upthrust(Verb)
to thrust something upwards
upthrust(Verb)
to be thrust upwards
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