upswept

adjective up·swept \ ˈəp-ˌswept \

|Updated on: 10 Aug 2018

Definition of upswept

: swept upward; especially : brushed up to the top of the head

upswept hair

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The exterior design is contemporary and recognizable, with a long hood, upswept rear fender and scalloped doors.

— mark phelan, USA TODAY, "Review: Volvo loads up XC40 compact SUV with nifty features," 8 June 2018
The exterior design is contemporary and recognizable, with a long hood, upswept rear fender and scalloped doors.

— mark phelan, USA TODAY, "Review: Volvo loads up XC40 compact SUV with nifty features," 8 June 2018
The exterior design is contemporary and recognizable, with a long hood, upswept rear fender and scalloped doors.

— mark phelan, USA TODAY, "Review: Volvo loads up XC40 compact SUV with nifty features," 8 June 2018
The exterior design is contemporary and recognizable, with a long hood, upswept rear fender and scalloped doors.

— mark phelan, USA TODAY, "Review: Volvo loads up XC40 compact SUV with nifty features," 8 June 2018
The exterior design is contemporary and recognizable, with a long hood, upswept rear fender and scalloped doors.

— mark phelan, Detroit Free Press, "2019 Volvo XC40 SUV has wireless phone charging, carryout bag hook," 23 May 2018
Here, photographed just before snagging the Oscar for playing fellow iconic Tennessean June Carter Cash in 2005's Walk the Line, Reese is radiant with her trademark smile; soft, upswept hair; and rosy cheeks.

— jeanne m. lyons, Southern Living, "Get Reese Witherspoon's Red Carpet Look," 12 Feb. 2014
Greater yellowlegs have a beautiful, subtly upswept bill, while lesser yellowlegs have a straight bill, darker and sharper-looking.

— dave taft, New York Times, "A Shorebird to Watch," 15 Sep. 2017
The mom of two wore a black-and-white striped long-sleeve Saint Laurent, black Alaia leggings and High Heels Suicide jacket, finishing off her look with a summery pair of Saint Laurent Loulou sunnies ($420) that featured an upswept heart shape.

— katie skinner, Billboard, "The Get: Christina Aguilera's Retro Heart-Shaped Sunnies," 4 Aug. 2017

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