uppush

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verb

To push upward.

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Meanings

verbuppush (third-person singular simple present uppushes, present participle uppushing, simple past and past participle uppushed)

present singular third person uppushes · participle present uppushing · participle past uppushed · past uppushed

  1. To push upward.
nounuppush (plural uppushes)

plural uppushes

  1. A pushing upward, or increase.

    The defense costs must be met, and the less they are met by governmental borrowing, the less will be the inflationary uppush on prices. So when you grumble at paying the tax bill, remember that if it weren't for the taxes, you would be paying even more for things than you are.

    1951, Kiplinger's Personal Finance, volume 5, number 2, page 4

Origin

From up- + push.

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APA

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MLA

“uppush.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uppush. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “uppush,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uppush.

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