upsweep

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noun

An upward sweep or curve.

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Meanings

nounupsweep (plural upsweeps)

plural upsweeps

  1. An upward sweep or curve.
  2. hobbiesThe 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. geographyThe 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.
verbupsweep (third-person singular simple present upsweeps, present participle upsweeping, simple past and past participle upswept)

present singular third person upsweeps · participle present upsweeping · participle past upswept · past upswept

  1. To sweep or curve upwards.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
updo

Origin

From up- + sweep.

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APA

upsweep. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upsweep

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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