upthrust

American  

[uhp-thruhst] / ˈʌpˌθrʌst /

noun

1. a thrust in an upward direction.

2. a sudden and forceful upward movement, as of a nation's economy or the stock market.

   Market observers are hoping the upthrust can be sustained.

3. Geology. an upheaval.

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verb (used without object)

1. to thrust upward.

   Frost caused the ground to upthrust.

upthrust British  

/ ˈʌpˌθrʌst /

noun

1. an upward push or thrust

2. geology a violent upheaval of the earth's surface

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Etymology

Origin of upthrust

First recorded in 1840–50; up- + thrust

Example Sentences

The crescent lines with which their lowered arms answer their upthrust legs are terrific, like the long, slanting curve of the two legs.

From New York Times • Jun. 9, 2016

The scenery would have been enough to draw me to the cordillera, with its upthrust layers of multicolored sedimentary rock set around a crater that’s encircled by rugged river canyons.

From New York Times • Mar. 23, 2016

Then look up to where the horizon line should be to find the Himalayas towering like upthrust fangs, each snowy crag or escarpment crisply articulated, every draped and drifting cloud bank ethereal.

From Time • Nov. 18, 2014

Brass players stood like sentinels along the edge of an upthrust triangle of grass against the backdrop of a New York cityscape gilded by the late sun.

From Washington Post

On the inside of the rampart and in the wide crenel between two upthrust merlons.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin