upstream

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Synonyms: stream, distream, astream, upstreet, onstream, outstream, upstrm

Antonyms: stream, distream, astream, upstreet, onstream, outstream, upstrm

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Adjective

1. {{senseid|en|literally, of a flow of fluid}} In a [[direction]] [[against]] the [[flow]] of a [[current]] or [[stream]] of [[fluid]] (typically [[water]]); [[upriver]].
2. {{senseid|en|figuratively, in general}} {{lb|en|metaphoric}} Occurring earlier than something else; {{lb|en|also, usually, especially}}<!--in human cognitive schemas, notwithstanding any {{w|post hoc ergo propter hoc|post hoc counterexamples}}--> being an influence on something else; causing a consequence for something else.

Adverb

1. Against the current.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To stream upward.
2. {{lb|en|transitive|open-source software}} To have (a [[software]] [[library]], [[patch]], etc.) accepted by the [[original]] [[developer]]s of the related software, so that they maintain and distribute it.

Noun

1. Part of the river towards the upstream direction.
2. {{lb|en|open-source software}} The [[original]] [[developer]]s or [[maintainer]]s of [[software]].

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