upheave
[ uhp-heev ]
/ ʌpˈhiv /
verb (used with object), up·heaved or up·hove, up·heav·ing.
to heave or lift up; raise up or aloft.
to force or throw up violently or with much power, as an erupting volcano.
to cause a major disturbance or disorder in: The revolution upheaved the government, causing its leaders to flee the country.
verb (used without object), up·heaved or up·hove, up·heav·ing.
to rise upward, especially extensively or powerfully.
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British Dictionary definitions for upheave
upheave
/ (ʌpˈhiːv) /
verb -heaves, -heaving, -heaved or -hove
to heave or rise upwards
geology
to thrust (land) upwards or (of land) to be thrust upwards
(tr)
to disturb violently; throw into disorder