upthrow n 1: (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building) [syn: {upheaval}, {uplift}, {upthrow}, {upthrust}]
Upthrow \Up*throw"\, v. t. To throw up. --Drayton. [1913 Webster]
Upthrow \Up"throw`\, n. (Mining) See {Throw}, n., 9. [1913 Webster]