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upthrust
up·thrust [ úp thrùst ]


noun  (plural up·thrusts)
Definition:
 
1. upward push: an upward push or thrust
2. rock moving upward: a block of rock that has moved upward in a low-angle fault


adjective 
Definition:
 
raised up: raised or lifted up
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