upsweep

upsweep
v. /up sweep"/; n. /up"sweep'/, v., upswept, upsweeping, n.
v.t.
1. to sweep upward.
v.i.
2. to be arranged in an upsweep.
n.
3. a sweeping upward, as an increase in elevation or a steep slope.
4. a hairdo produced by having the hair combed or brushed upward to the top of the head; an upswept hairdo.
5. a strongly pronounced rise in activity, as in business.
6. a curved shape of the lower jaw of some animals.
[1885-90; UP- + SWEEP]

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