upstroke
/ˈʌpˌstroʊk/
noun
- An upward movement of a pen, brush, or other tool when writing or drawing.
- The calligrapher made a thin upstroke with the nib.
- The artist used a light upstroke to create the shading.
- Practice making smooth upstrokes and downstrokes for better handwriting.
- An upward movement or stroke in a mechanical device, such as a piston or pump.
- The machine's upstroke is slower than its downstroke.
- The engine's piston completes an upstroke to compress the fuel mixture.
- During the upstroke of the pump, water is drawn into the cylinder.
- A sudden increase or improvement; an upturn.
- The team's performance showed an upstroke in the second half of the season.
- The economy experienced an upstroke after the new policies were implemented.
- There was an upstroke in sales during the holiday season.
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