1. a hairstyle in which the hair is brushed or combed upward and back
2. an upward sweep or curve

1. to sweep, brush, or comb upward
2. to curve or slope upward

Examples

• She wore her hair in an elegant upsweep for the wedding.
• The dancer’s hair was styled in a classic upsweep.
• The roof had a graceful upsweep at the corners.
• She upswept her long hair into a bun.
• The road upswept toward the mountain peak.
• The architect designed the building with an upsweep at each end.
• He upswept the leaves into a neat pile.