upstroke Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a stroke normally made in an upward direction

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Up"stroke` noun
Definitions
  1. An upward stroke, especially the stroke, or line, made by a writing instrument when moving upward, or from the body of the writer, or a line corresponding to the part of a letter thus made.
    Some upstroke of an Alpha and Omega. Mrs. Browning.

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