Upthrow
noun
1.
an upheaval, as of the earth’s surface.
2.
Geology. an upward displacement of rock on one side of a fault.
verb (used with object), upthrew, upthrown, upthrowing.
3.
to throw or cast up or upward.
noun
1.
(geology) the upward movement of rocks on one side of a fault plane relative to rocks on the other side
2.
(rare) an upward thrust or throw; upheaval
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