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upthrew

upthrew is the simple past of upthrow.

Meaning of upthrow

Verb

upthrow (third-person singular simple present upthrows, present participle upthrowing, simple past upthrew, past participle upthrown)

  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) To be thrown up from below, causing a fault.

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Questions about upthrew

What is upthrew the simple past of?
Upthrew is the simple past of upthrow.

Words near upthrew in the dictionary

  1. uptended
  2. uptending
  3. uptends
  4. upter
  5. upthread
  6. upthrew
  7. upthrow
  8. upthrowing
  9. upthrown
  10. upthrows
  11. upthrust

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