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upsolves

upsolves is the third-person singular simple present indicative of upsolve.

Meaning of upsolve

Verb

upsolve (third-person singular simple present upsolves, present participle upsolving, simple past and past participle upsolved)

  1. (transitive) To solve; explain.
    • They were both broiled o' th' coles i and a man may smell broil'd meat, I hope ? you are a scholar, upsolve me that, now.1756, Ben Jonson, Peter Whalley, The Works of Ben. Jonson
  2. (neologism, competitive programming) To solve a problem after the end of a contest.

Questions about upsolves

What is upsolves the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Upsolves is the third-person singular simple present indicative of upsolve.

Words near upsolves in the dictionary

  1. upsoared
  2. upsoaring
  3. upsoars
  4. upsold
  5. upsolve
  6. upsolves
  7. upsolving
  8. Upson
  9. Upson County
  10. upsot
  11. upsought

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