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upstroke
[ uhp-strohk ]
/ ˈʌpˌstroʊk /
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noun
an upward stroke, especially of a pen or pencil, or of a piston in a vertical cylinder.
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upstroke
/ (ˈʌpˌstrəʊk) /
noun
- an upward stroke or movement, as of a pen or brush
- the mark produced by such a stroke
the upward movement of a piston in a reciprocating engine
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