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upstroke definition

up·stroke (up′strōk′)

noun

  1. an upward stroke or movement
  2. a line, brush mark, etc. made with an upward stroke

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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