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Webster 1913 Edition


Upturn

Up-turn′

,
Verb.
T.
To turn up; to direct upward; to throw up;
as, to
upturn
the ground in plowing
.
“A sea of upturned faces.”
D. Webster.
So scented the grim feature, and
upturned

His nostril wide into the murky air.
Milton.

Webster 1828 Edition


Upturn

UPTURN'

,
Verb.
T.
[up and turn.] To turn up; to throw up; as, to upturn the ground in plowing.

Definition 2024


upturn

upturn

English

Noun

upturn (plural upturns)

  1. an upward turn or trend, especially in business activity or profit

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Verb

upturn (third-person singular simple present upturns, present participle upturning, simple past and past participle upturned) (transitive, intransitive)

  1. to turn (something) up or over

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