up·sweep (ŭp′swēp′) n. 1. An upward curve or sweep.
2. A hairdo that is smoothed upward in the back and piled on top of the head.
tr.v. up·swept (-swĕpt′) ,
up·sweep·ing ,
up·sweeps To brush, curve, or sweep upward.
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upsweep n 1. a curve or sweep upwards
2. (Hairdressing & Grooming) US and Canadian an upswept hairstyle
vb ,
-sweeps ,
-sweeping or -swept to sweep, curve, or brush or be swept, curved, or brushed upwards
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
up•sweep (v. ʌpˈswip; n. ˈʌpˌswip) v. -swept, -sweep•ing, n. v.t., v.i. 1. to sweep upward.
n. 2. a sweeping upward, as an increase in elevation or a rise in activity.
3. an upswept hairdo.
[1885]
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upsweep Past participle: upsweptGerund: upsweepingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I upsweep you upsweep he/she/it upsweeps we upsweep you upsweep they upsweep
Preterite I upswept you upswept he/she/it upswept we upswept you upswept they upswept
Present Continuous I am upsweeping you are upsweeping he/she/it is upsweeping we are upsweeping you are upsweeping they are upsweeping
Present Perfect I have upswept you have upswept he/she/it has upswept we have upswept you have upswept they have upswept
Past Continuous I was upsweeping you were upsweeping he/she/it was upsweeping we were upsweeping you were upsweeping they were upsweeping
Past Perfect I had upswept you had upswept he/she/it had upswept we had upswept you had upswept they had upswept
Future I will upsweep you will upsweep he/she/it will upsweep we will upsweep you will upsweep they will upsweep
Future Perfect I will have upswept you will have upswept he/she/it will have upswept we will have upswept you will have upswept they will have upswept
Future Continuous I will be upsweeping you will be upsweeping he/she/it will be upsweeping we will be upsweeping you will be upsweeping they will be upsweeping
Present Perfect Continuous I have been upsweeping you have been upsweeping he/she/it has been upsweeping we have been upsweeping you have been upsweeping they have been upsweeping
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been upsweeping you will have been upsweeping he/she/it will have been upsweeping we will have been upsweeping you will have been upsweeping they will have been upsweeping
Past Perfect Continuous I had been upsweeping you had been upsweeping he/she/it had been upsweeping we had been upsweeping you had been upsweeping they had been upsweeping
Conditional I would upsweep you would upsweep he/she/it would upsweep we would upsweep you would upsweep they would upsweep
Past Conditional I would have upswept you would have upswept he/she/it would have upswept we would have upswept you would have upswept they would have upswept
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