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upsweep

upsweep noun: an upward sweep or curve.

Noun

upsweep (plural upsweeps)

  1. An upward sweep or curve.
  2. The upward motion of a swimmer's arm.
  3. A hairstyle where most of the hair is fastened into place at the top of the head.
  4. The unidentified sound detected on the American NOAA's equatorial autonomous hydrophone arrays, consisting of a long train of narrow-band upsweeping sounds of several seconds in duration.

Verb

upsweep (third-person singular simple present upsweeps, present participle upsweeping, simple past and past participle upswept)

  1. To sweep or curve upwards.

Forms of upsweep

Noun
pluralupsweeps
Verb
third-person singular presentupsweeps
present participleupsweeping
past participleupswept
pastupswept

Origin of upsweep

From up- + sweep.

Questions about upsweep

What does upsweep mean?
Upsweep means an upward sweep or curve.
What part of speech is upsweep?
Upsweep can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of upsweep?
The plural of upsweep is upsweeps.

Words near upsweep in the dictionary

  1. upswarms
  2. upsway
  3. upswayed
  4. upswaying
  5. upsways
  6. upsweep
  7. upsweeped
  8. upsweeping
  9. upsweeps
  10. upswell
  11. upswelled

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