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noun
A fault in which a mass of material has been thrown up from below.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
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verb
To throw or cast upwards.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, poetic
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verb
To throw up (a mass of material) from below, causing a fault.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
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verb
To be thrown up from below, causing a fault.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
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noun
(geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: upheaval, uplift, upthrust
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Broader terms: rise, rising, ascent, ascension
History
From Middle English upthrowen, equivalent to up- + throw.
