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upthrow en · NOUN

Etymology

From Middle English upthrowen, equivalent to up- + throw.

Meanings

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

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
upthrows	Number=Plur		lexicographic

upthrow en · VERB

Etymology

From Middle English upthrowen, equivalent to up- + throw.

Meanings

1. (archaic, poetic) To throw or cast upwards.
   • For fifty tons of water were upthrown / By them per hour [...]. 1819, Lord Byron, Don Juan, II.29:
2. (transitive) To throw up (a mass of material) from below, causing a fault.
3. (intransitive, of a mass of material) To be thrown up from below, causing a fault.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
upthrows	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
upthrowing	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
upthrew	Tense=Past		lexicographic
upthrown	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic