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upthrowing

upthrowing is the present participle and gerund 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 upthrowing

What is upthrowing the present participle and gerund of?
Upthrowing is the present participle and gerund of upthrow.

Words near upthrowing in the dictionary

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

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