- a thrust in an upward direction.
- 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.
- an upheaval.
- to thrust upward: Frost caused the ground to upthrust.
- an upward push or thrust
- a violent upheaval of the earth's surface
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