noun
Meaning 1
The upward stroke of a pen, brush, piston, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
upstroke
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General-American: /ˈʌpˌstɹoʊk/
noun
Meaning 2
a stroke normally made in an upward direction
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: stroke
History
Etymology
From up + stroke.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Spanish: pedalada hacia arriba — Translations