upthrow

upthrow
n. /up"throh'/; v. /up throh"/, n., v., upthrew, upthrown, upthrowing.
n.
1. an upheaval, as of the earth's surface.
2. Geol. an upward displacement of rock on one side of a fault.
v.t.
3. to throw or cast up or upward.
[1590-1600; UP- + THROW]

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