upsweep

(upswēp′; for v. up swēp)

noun

  1. a sweep or curve upward
  2. an upswept hairdo

transitive verb, intransitive verb upswept, upsweeping

to sweep or curve upward

See upsweep in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. An upward curve or sweep.
  2. A hairdo that is smoothed upward in the back and piled on top of the head.
transitive verb up·swept (-swĕptˌ), up·sweep·ing, up·sweeps
To brush, curve, or sweep upward.

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