Definitions for upswept
upswept
up·swept
Spelling: [uhp-swept]
IPA: /ˈʌpˌswɛpt/
Upswept is a 7 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.
You can make 105 anagrams from letters in upswept (eppstuw).
Definitions for upswept
noun
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a sweeping upward, as an increase in elevation or a steep slope.
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a hairdo produced by having the hair combed or brushed upward to the top of the head; an upswept hairdo.
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a strongly pronounced rise in activity, as in business.
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a curved shape of the lower jaw of some animals.
adjective
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curved or sloped upward:
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combed or brushed upward to the top of the head.
verb (used with object)
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to sweep upward.
verb (used without object)
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to be arranged in an upsweep.
Origin of upswept
First recorded in 1785-95; past participle of upsweep
Examples for upswept
Table knife, iron, with incomplete blade originally with upswept and rounded end, but seemingly used after the end was lost.
An upswept arrangement which brought out the bone structure of her face rather well but didn't do much else for her.