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upthrown

upthrown is the past participle 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 upthrown

What is upthrown the past participle of?
Upthrown is the past participle of upthrow.

Words near upthrown in the dictionary

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

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