underthrust

English

Etymology

From Middle English underthristen, underthresten, equivalent to under- +‎ thrust.

Pronunciation

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Verb

underthrust (third-person singular simple present underthrusts, present participle underthrusting, simple past and past participle underthrusted or underthrust)

1. (geology, of a tectonic plate) To thrust under another