"upthrust" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: upthrusts [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree English up- English thrust English upthrust From up- + thrust. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|up-|thrust|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English up- English thrust English upthrust From up- + thrust. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} upthrust (countable and uncountable, plural upthrusts)
  1. An upward thrust. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (upward thrust): noste (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-upthrust-en-noun-3OSK7m28 Disambiguation of 'upward thrust': 91 1 8
  2. (nautical) Buoyancy. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (buoyancy): noste (Finnish), nostovoima (Finnish), ამომგდები ძალა (amomgdebi ʒala) (Georgian), άνωση (ánosi) [feminine] (Greek)
    Sense id: en-upthrust-en-noun-yX8VzyMg Categories (other): Nautical Topics: nautical, transport Disambiguation of 'buoyancy': 0 96 4
  3. (geology) An upward movement of part of the Earth's crust. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (movement of Earth's crust): maankohoaminen (Finnish), maannousu (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-upthrust-en-noun-ABYWVQMy Categories (other): Geology, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with up-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Greek translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 8 12 37 21 21 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 6 12 35 24 24 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 6 12 35 24 24 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 26 47 12 12 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with up-: 8 9 20 32 32 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 8 54 16 16 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 5 7 58 15 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 6 66 12 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 5 76 8 8 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 3 7 70 10 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 7 7 62 12 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 6 6 54 17 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 3 26 50 11 11 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of "movement of Earth's crust": 0 0 100

Verb

Forms: upthrusts [present, singular, third-person], upthrusting [participle, present], upthrusted [participle, past], upthrusted [past]
Etymology: Etymology tree English up- English thrust English upthrust From up- + thrust. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|up-|thrust|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English up- English thrust English upthrust From up- + thrust. Head templates: {{en-verb}} upthrust (third-person singular simple present upthrusts, present participle upthrusting, simple past and past participle upthrusted)
  1. (transitive) To thrust something upwards. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-upthrust-en-verb-fu6yACyl Categories (other): English terms prefixed with up- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with up-: 8 9 20 32 32
  2. (intransitive) To be thrust upwards. Tags: intransitive Translations (to be thrust upwards): nousta (Finnish) Translations (to thrust upwards): nostaa (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-upthrust-en-verb-XAxPVNT~ Categories (other): English terms prefixed with up- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with up-: 8 9 20 32 32 Disambiguation of 'to be thrust upwards': 12 88 Disambiguation of 'to thrust upwards': 34 66

Inflected forms

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