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noun
1.
a thrust in an upward direction.
2.
a sudden and forceful upward movement, as of a nation's economy or the stock market: Market observers are hoping the upthrust can be sustained.
3.
Geology. an upheaval.
verb (used without object)
4.
to thrust upward: Frost caused the ground to upthrust.
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Upthrust
is always a great word to know.
So is percolation. Does it mean:
| tectonic boundary where two plates are moving toward each other |
| slow movement of water through the pores in soil or permeable rock |
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