noun
Meaning 1
An upward sweep or curve.
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Standard Lemma guide
upsweep
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noun
Meaning 2
The upward motion of a swimmer's arm.
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Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports, swimming
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noun
Meaning 3
A hairstyle where most of the hair is fastened into place at the top of the head.
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noun
Meaning 4
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.
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Topics: geography, natural-sciences, oceanography
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verb
Meaning 5
To sweep or curve upwards.
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History
Etymology
From up- + sweep.