upthrust









upthrust


noun

  1. a thrust in an upward direction.
  2. a sudden and forceful upward movement, as of a nation’s economy or the stock market: Market observers are hoping the upthrust can be sustained.
  3. Geology. an upheaval.

verb (used without object)

  1. to thrust upward: Frost caused the ground to upthrust.

noun

  1. an upward push or thrust
  2. geology a violent upheaval of the earth’s surface
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