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upsweep

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Noun

  1. An [[upward]] [[sweep]] or [[curve]].
  2. {{lb|en|swimming}} The upward motion of a swimmer's arm.
  3. A [[hairstyle]] where most of the [[hair]] is fastened into place at the top of the head.
  4. {{lb|en|oceanography}} 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

  1. To sweep or curve upwards.

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