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upsweep

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From up- + sweep.

noun upsweeps

An upward sweep or curve.
The upward motion of a swimmer's arm.
A hairstyle where most of the hair is fastened into place at the top of the head.
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 upsweeps · upsweeping · upswept

To sweep or curve upwards.

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@misc{upsweep_2026,
  title = {upsweep},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/upsweep},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}