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upthrow

The correct spelling is upthrow.

How to pronounce upthrow

noun

Say it like: Upt-hro-w

The correct spelling is upthrow. A fault in which a mass of material has been thrown up from below.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A fault in which a mass of material has been thrown up from below.

verb

  1. 1.To throw or cast upwards.
  2. 2.To throw up (a mass of material) from below, causing a fault.
  3. 3.(of a mass of material) To be thrown up from below, causing a fault.

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