"upbound" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: up- + bound Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|up|bound}} up- + bound Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} upbound (not comparable)
  1. Directed or moving up or in a direction conventionally considered up; upstream Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-upbound-en-adj-Zql0Chwu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with up- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with up-: 49 51

Adverb

Forms: more upbound [comparative], most upbound [superlative]
Etymology: up- + bound Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|up|bound}} up- + bound Head templates: {{en-adv}} upbound (comparative more upbound, superlative most upbound)
  1. Up or in a direction conventionally considered up; upstream
    Sense id: en-upbound-en-adv-F~yrhZCM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with up- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with up-: 49 51

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