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Upsweep

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An upward sweep or curve.
  2. 2
    The upward motion of a swimmer's arm.
  3. 3
    A hairstyle where most of the hair is fastened into place at the top of the head.
  4. 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.
Verb
  1. 1
    To sweep or curve upwards.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From up- + sweep.

Etymology 2

From up- + sweep.

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