UPSWEEP


Meaning of UPSWEEP in English

v. /up sweep"/ ; n. /up"sweep'/ , v. , upswept, upsweeping , n.

v.t.

1. to sweep upward.

v.i.

2. to be arranged in an upsweep.

n.

3. a sweeping upward, as an increase in elevation or a steep slope.

4. a hairdo produced by having the hair combed or brushed upward to the top of the head; an upswept hairdo.

5. a strongly pronounced rise in activity, as in business.

6. a curved shape of the lower jaw of some animals.

[ 1885-90; UP- + SWEEP ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .