noun
Meaning 1
An upward thrust.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
upthrust
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noun
Meaning 2
Buoyancy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: nautical, transport
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noun
Meaning 3
An upward movement of part of the Earth's crust.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
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verb
Meaning 4
To thrust something upwards.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
Meaning 5
To be thrust upwards.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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noun
Meaning 6
(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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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: upheaval, uplift, upthrow
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: rise, rising, ascent, ascension
History
Etymology
From up- + thrust.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: noste — upward thrust
- Finnish: noste — buoyancy
- Finnish: nostovoima — buoyancy
- Georgian: ამომგდები ძალა (amomgdebi ʒala) — buoyancy
- Greek: άνωση (ánosi) — buoyancy
- Finnish: maankohoaminen — movement of Earth's crust
- Finnish: maannousu — movement of Earth's crust
- Finnish: nostaa — to thrust upwards
- Finnish: nousta — to be thrust upwards