Meanings
nounupthrust (countable and uncountable, plural upthrusts)
plural upthrusts
- countableuncountablenauticalBuoyancy.
verbupthrust (third-person singular simple present upthrusts, present participle upthrusting, simple past and past participle upthrust or upthrusted)
present singular third person upthrusts · participle present upthrusting · participle past upthrusted · past upthrusted
- transitiveTo thrust something upwards.
- intransitiveTo be thrust upwards.
Synonyms & antonyms
noun(geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Finnish noste, noste
- nosteupward thrust
- nostebuoyancy
- nostovoimabuoyancy
- maankohoaminenmovement of Earth's crust
- maannousumovement of Earth's crust
- nostaato thrust upwards
- noustato be thrust upwards
Greek άνωση
- άνωση (ánosi)buoyancy
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Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “upthrust,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upthrust.
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