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upthrow

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
up-throw
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To throw or cast upwards.

Archaic

verb

To throw up (a mass of material) from below, causing a fault.

Transitive verb

verb

To be thrown up from below, causing a fault.

Intransitive verb

noun

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

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

upthrows (present, singular) upthrowing (participle, present) upthrew (past) upthrown (participle, past) upthrows (plural)

Synonyms

upheaval uplift upthrust

Questions

What does upthrow mean?
To throw or cast upwards.
Where does upthrow come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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