upthrust

English

Etymology

From up- +‎ thrust.

Noun

upthrust (countable and uncountable, plural upthrusts)

1. An upward thrust.
2. (nautical) Buoyancy.
3. (geology) An upward movement of part of the Earth's crust.

Translations

upward thrust

Finnish: noste (fi)

buoyancy

Finnish: noste (fi), nostovoima Georgian: ამომგდები ძალა (amomgdebi ʒala) Greek: άνωση (el) f (ánosi)

movement of Earth's crust

Finnish: maankohoaminen (fi), maannousu

Verb

upthrust (third-person singular simple present upthrusts, present participle upthrusting, simple past and past participle upthrusted)

1. (transitive) To thrust something upwards.
2. (intransitive) To be thrust upwards.

Translations

to thrust upwards

Finnish: nostaa (fi)

to be thrust upwards

Finnish: nousta (fi)

Anagrams

• thruputs