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upbound

upbound adjective: directed or moving up or in a direction conventionally considered up; upstream.

Adjective

upbound (not comparable)

  1. Directed or moving up or in a direction conventionally considered up; upstream
    • He took an upbound escalator.

Adverb

upbound (comparative more upbound, superlative most upbound)

  1. Up or in a direction conventionally considered up; upstream
    • The ore boat sailed upbound through the locks last week.

Forms of upbound

comparativemore upbound
superlativemost upbound

Origin of upbound

From up- + bound or up + -bound.

Questions about upbound

What does upbound mean?
Upbound means directed or moving up or in a direction conventionally considered up; upstream.
What part of speech is upbound?
Upbound can be an adjective or an adverb.

Words near upbound in the dictionary

  1. upboils
  2. upboost
  3. upboosts
  4. upbore
  5. upborne
  6. upbound
  7. upbounden
  8. upbow
  9. upbowed
  10. upbowing
  11. upbows

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