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upheave

upheave
Transitive VerbIntransitive Verb
past: upheavedpp: upheaveding: upheaving

Meanings

Transitive Verbupheave
[~ something]

To lift or push something upward with great force, often resulting in a displacement or distortion of the surface.

The earthquake caused the ground to upheave, creating new ridges in the landscape.

Intransitive Verbupheave

To rise or be pushed upward violently or suddenly, typically referring to geological formations or the chest during a deep breath.

The earth began to upheave as the tectonic plates shifted beneath the city.

Examples

History

The massive earthquake caused the seabed to upheave and create a tsunami.

Her chest began to upheave as she struggled to catch her breath after the race.

Health

Her chest began to upheave as she struggled to catch her breath after the race.

Fantasy

The revolution sought to upheave the entire social order of the kingdom.

Look at how the frost has managed to upheave the pavement in the driveway.

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Look at how the frost has managed to upheave the pavement in the driveway.

Business

I wonder if a single policy change can upheave the current corporate structure.

The tectonic plates continue to upheave the crust over millions of years.

History

The tectonic plates continue to upheave the crust over millions of years.

Supernatural

He watched the ground upheave violently during the volcanic eruption.

We cannot allow a few radicals to upheave the stability of our government.

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We cannot allow a few radicals to upheave the stability of our government.

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The soil will upheave if you do not drain the water properly from the garden.

Phrasal Verbs

upheave from

to be forced upward out of a specific location or state

The ancient fossils were upheaved from the seabed by tectonic activity.

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