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:

Nouns denoting natural events

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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