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upthrust

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From up- + thrust.

noun upthrusts

  1. countable, uncountable An upward thrust.
  2. countable, uncountable Buoyancy.
  3. countable, uncountable An upward movement of part of the Earth's crust.

verb upthrusts · upthrusting · upthrust · upthrusted

  1. transitive To thrust something upwards.
  2. intransitive To be thrust upwards.

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noun buoyancy

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@misc{upthrust_2026,
  title = {upthrust},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/upthrust},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}