"upsweep" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: upsweeps [plural]
Etymology: up- + sweep Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|up|sweep}} up- + sweep Head templates: {{en-noun}} upsweep (plural upsweeps)
  1. An upward sweep or curve.
    Sense id: en-upsweep-en-noun-rHnqxk0l
  2. (swimming) The upward motion of a swimmer's arm. Categories (topical): Swimming
    Sense id: en-upsweep-en-noun-76ZXxdPt Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports, swimming
  3. A hairstyle where most of the hair is fastened into place at the top of the head.
    Sense id: en-upsweep-en-noun-22W1Bmw9
  4. (oceanography) The 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. Categories (topical): Oceanography, Hair
    Sense id: en-upsweep-en-noun-mry8uwGV Disambiguation of Hair: 2 13 23 55 7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with up- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 13 18 57 11 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 9 19 63 7 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with up-: 6 13 11 52 19 Topics: geography, natural-sciences, oceanography

Verb

Forms: upsweeps [present, singular, third-person], upsweeping [participle, present], upswept [participle, past], upswept [past]
Etymology: up- + sweep Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|up|sweep}} up- + sweep Head templates: {{en-verb|upsweeps|upsweeping|upswept}} upsweep (third-person singular simple present upsweeps, present participle upsweeping, simple past and past participle upswept)
  1. To sweep or curve upwards. Related terms: upswept
    Sense id: en-upsweep-en-verb-~MZOX3zL

Inflected forms

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