upthrow

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈʌpˌθrəʊ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(n. up′thrō′; v. up thrō′)

Inflections of 'upthrow' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
upthrows
v 3rd person singular
upthrowing
v pres p
upthrew
v past
upthrown
v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
up•throw  (n. up′thrō′;v. up thrō′),USA pronunciation n., v., -threw, -thrown, -throw•ing. 
n. 
  1. an upheaval, as of the earth's surface.
  2. Geologyan upward displacement of rock on one side of a fault.

v.t. 
  1. to throw or cast up or upward.
  • up- + throw 1590–1600

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
upthrow /ˈʌpˌθrəʊ/ n
  1. the upward movement of rocks on one side of a fault plane relative to rocks on the other side

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