[uhp-swept] 
| 1. | curved or sloped upward: upswept automobile fenders. |
| 2. | combed or brushed upward to the top of the head. |
[v. uhp-sweep; n. uhp-sweep] verb, -swept, -sweep⋅ing, noun | 1. | to sweep upward. |
| 2. | to be arranged in an upsweep. |
| 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. |
| up·sweep (ŭp'swēp') n.
To brush, curve, or sweep upward. |
