downthrow
[noun]
Synonyms: defeat, beating, debacle, defeasance, drubbing, licking, overthrow, rout, shellacking, thrashing

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downthrow noun. ['daʊnƟrǝʊ] E17.
[from DOWN- + THROW noun².]
1. A throwing or being thrown down; an overthrow, a downfall. rare. E17.

2. Geology. The downward movement of strata on one side of a fault; the extent of this. M19.

[TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲

downthrow verb. [daʊn'Ɵrǝʊ] Infl. as THROW verb; pa. t. usu. -threw [-'Ɵru:], pa. pple usu. -thrown [-'Ɵrǝʊn]. L16.
[from DOWN- + THROW verb.]
1. verb trans. Throw down, overthrow; Geology cause to sink in relation to adjacent rocks. L16.

2. verb intrans. Geology. Give rise to a downthrow; sink. L20.

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