upturn

• POS: Noun, Verb (usu participle), Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: up=turn

CIDE DICTIONARY

upturn, v. t. 

 To turn up; to direct upward; to throw up; as, to upturn the ground in plowing.  D. Webster.  [1913 Webster]
"So scented the grim feature, and upturned
His nostril wide into the murky air."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

upturn, n. & v.
--n.
1 an upward trend; an improvement.
2 an upheaval.
--v.tr. turn up or upside down.

THESAURUS

upturn

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