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upswing

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up⋅swing

  [n. uhp-swing; v. uhp-swing] noun, verb, -swung, -swing⋅ing.
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–noun
1. an upward swing or swinging movement, as of a pendulum.
2. a marked increase or improvement: an upswing in stock prices.
–verb (used without object)
3. to make or undergo an upswing.
Origin:
1920–25; up- + swing 1
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up·swing   (ŭp'swĭng')   
n.  

  1. An upward swing or trend.

  2. An increase, as in movement or business activity.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

upswing 
1922, in golf, from up- + swing. Sense in economics is attested from 1934.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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