UPTHROW


Meaning of UPTHROW in English

I. ˈəp-ˌthrō transitive verb

( up·threw -ˌthrü ; up·thrown -ˌthrōn ; -throw·ing )

Date: 14th century

: to throw or thrust upward

II. noun

Date: 1807

: an upward displacement (as of a rock stratum) : upheaval , upthrust

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.