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upswell

upswell noun: a rising swell.

Noun

upswell (plural upswells)

  1. A rising swell.
    • Lenovo, one of a handful of Chinese companies trying to forge a global brand by investing abroad, dropped to fourth globally in the first three months of 2007, but reclaimed the No. 3 spot from Acer a quarter later by riding an upswell of corporate demand.2007 August 8, Reuters, “Lenovo Shares Soar on Word of Talks to Buy Packard Bell”, in New York Times

Verb

upswell (third-person singular simple present upswells, present participle upswelling, simple past upswelled, past participle upswelled or upswollen)

  1. (intransitive) To swell upward.

Forms of upswell

Noun
pluralupswells
Verb
third-person singular presentupswells
present participleupswelling
pastupswelled
past participleupswelled
past participleupswollen

Origin of upswell

By surface analysis, up- + swell. Cognate with Dutch opzwellen, German aufschwellen.

Questions about upswell

What does upswell mean?
Upswell means a rising swell.
What part of speech is upswell?
Upswell can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of upswell?
The plural of upswell is upswells.

Words near upswell in the dictionary

  1. upsways
  2. upsweep
  3. upsweeped
  4. upsweeping
  5. upsweeps
  6. upswell
  7. upswelled
  8. upswelling
  9. upswellings
  10. upswells
  11. upswept

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