Definition of Upthrow

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

Exact synonyms: Upheaval, Uplift, Upthrust
Category relationships: Geology
Generic synonyms: Ascension, Ascent, Rise, Rising
Derivative terms: Upheave, Uplift

Definition of Upthrow

1. v. t. To throw up.

2. n. See Throw, n., 9.

3. v. t. To throw up.

4. n. See Throw, n., 9.

Definition of Upthrow

1. Verb. (archaic poetic) To throw or cast upwards. ¹

2. Verb. (geology transitive) To throw up (a mass of material) from below, causing a fault. ¹

3. Verb. (geology intransitive of a mass of material) To be thrown up from below, causing a fault. ¹

4. Noun. (geology) A fault in which a mass of material has been thrown up from below. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Upthrow

1. to throw upward [v -THREW, -THROWN, -THROWING, -THROWS]

Medical Definition of Upthrow

1. See Throw. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Upthrow

uptake hydrogenase
uptaken
uptakes
uptaking
uptaks
uptalk
uptalked
uptalking
uptalks
uptear
uptearing
uptears
uptempo
uptempos
upthrew
upthrow (current term)
upthrowing
upthrown
upthrows
upthrust
upthrusted
upthrusting
upthrusts
upthunder
upthundered
upthundering
upthunders
uptick
upticks
uptie

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