upsweep

up·sweep

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [verb uhp-sweep; noun uhp-sweep]
- /verb ʌpˈswip; noun ˈʌpˌswip/
- /ˈʌp.swiːp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [verb uhp-sweep; noun uhp-sweep]
- /verb ʌpˈswip; noun ˈʌpˌswip/

Definitions of upsweep word

verb with object upsweep to sweep upward. 1
verb without object upsweep to be arranged in an upsweep. 1
noun upsweep a sweeping upward, as an increase in elevation or a steep slope. 1
noun upsweep a hairdo produced by having the hair combed or brushed upward to the top of the head; an upswept hairdo. 1
noun upsweep a strongly pronounced rise in activity, as in business. 1
noun upsweep a curved shape of the lower jaw of some animals. 1

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Origin of upsweep

First appearance:

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

First recorded in 1885-90; up- + sweep1

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Parts of speech for Upsweep

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Upsweep

upsweep popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

upsweep usage trend in Literature

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