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verb (used with object)
1.
to sweep upward.
verb (used without object)
2.
to be arranged in an upsweep.
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Upsweep
is one of our favorite verbs.
So is bowdlerise. Does it mean:
| to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable. |
| to spend time idly; loaf. |
noun
3.
a sweeping upward, as an increase in elevation or a steep slope.
4.
a hairdo produced by having the hair combed or brushed upward to the top of the head; an upswept hairdo.
5.
a strongly pronounced rise in activity, as in business.
6.
a curved shape of the lower jaw of some animals.
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| upsweep | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a curve or sweep upwards |
| 2. | (US), (Canadian) an upswept hairstyle |
| —vb , -sweeps, -sweeping, -swept | |
| 3. | to sweep, curve, or brush or be swept, curved, or brushed upwards |
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