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Definition of: upsweep
(up′swēp′) noun
1. A sweeping up or upward.
2. The upturning of the lower jaw, as in the bulldog.
—v.t. & v.i. (up·swēp′) ·swept, ·sweep·ing To brush or sweep upward.
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