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Thesaurus: upturn

To turn up; to direct upward; to throw up; as, to upturn the ground in plowing.

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  1. v. t. To turn up; to direct upward; to throw up; as, to upturn the ground in plowing.
  2. n. an upward movement or trend as in business activity
  3. 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.
  4. To turn up; to direct upward; to throw up; as, to upturn theground in plowing. "A sea of upturned faces." D. Webster.So scented the grim feature, and upturned His nostril wide into themurky air. Milton.
  5. n:100 n. an upward movement or trend as in business activity