noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A fault in which a mass of material has been thrown up from below.
2. 2
   (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building) wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   To throw or cast upwards. archaic, poetic

   "For fifty tons of water were upthrown / By them per hour [...]."

2. 2
   To throw up (a mass of material) from below, causing a fault. transitive
3. 3
   To be thrown up from below, causing a fault. intransitive

Synonyms

All synonyms

apotheosisascentassumptionbeatificationboostbuoy up

Antonyms

All antonyms

downcast

Example

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"For fifty tons of water were upthrown / By them per hour [...]."

Etymology

From Middle English upthrowen, equivalent to up- + throw.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.