upthrust
English
Etymology
up- + thrust
Noun
upthrust (countable and uncountable, plural upthrusts)
- An upward thrust.
- (nautical) Buoyancy.
- (geology) An upward movement of part of the Earth's crust.
Translations
upward thrust
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buoyancy
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movement of Earth's crust
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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.
Translations
to thrust upwards
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to be thrust upwards
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Anagrams
- thruputs