upthrust

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) An upward thrust.
2. (countable, uncountable) Buoyancy.
3. (countable, uncountable) An upward movement of part of the Earth's crust.

Verb

1. (transitive) To thrust something upwards.
2. (intransitive) To be thrust upwards.

Synonyms

upthrow

upheaval

uplift

push

frost heave

lift

frost heaving

push-up

upstroke

uprush

Etymology

From up- + thrust.