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upsolving

upsolving is the present participle and gerund 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 upsolving

What is upsolving the present participle and gerund of?
Upsolving is the present participle and gerund of upsolve.

Words near upsolving in the dictionary

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

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