upthrow

About 0.00 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To throw or cast upwards.
2. verb To throw up (a mass of material) from below, causing a fault.
3. verb To be thrown up from below, causing a fault.
4. noun A fault in which a mass of material has been thrown up from below.

Similar words

upthrust uplift upheaval uphurl upcast throw up outhurl upfling throw hurl

Often followed by

side of on to block fault or faults and is

Word family

upthrew upthrowing upthrown upthrows