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upthrows

upthrows is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 upthrows

What is upthrows the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Upthrows is the third-person singular simple present indicative of upthrow.

Words near upthrows in the dictionary

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

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