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UPTHRUST
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)
Synonyms:
upheaval; uplift; upthrow; upthrust
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("upthrust" is a kind of...):
ascension; ascent; rise; rising (a movement upward)
Domain category:
geology (a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks)
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