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Grammar : Noun

Spell : verb uhp-turn, uhp-turn; noun uhp-turn

Phonetic Transcription : verb ʌpˈtɜrn, ˈʌpˌtɜrn; noun ˈʌpˌtɜrn

Définition of upturn

Origin : 1868, "upturned part," from up + turn. Meaning "improvement" (especially in economics) is from 1930.

noun improvement

Example sentences :

But after a' the Kirk was oor ain mither, and what for should the King misca' or upturn her?
Extract from : « The Men of the Moss-Hags » by S. R. Crockett

The jackal will crouch in your palaces, and the ploughshare will upturn your tombs.
Extract from : « Salammbo » by Gustave Flaubert

Is it consolidation to resist the force that is threatening to upturn our government?
Extract from : « The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1 » by Daniel Webster

At length the people rose in wrath and began to upturn the government and try to set up a new state of things.
Extract from : « The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 1 (of 10) » by James Edward Parrott

I expect young McClellan to deal blows, and thus to upturn the Micawber policy.
Extract from : « Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862 » by Adam Gurowski

Instead of forcing the enemy to do what we want, and upturn his schemes, McClellan seemingly does the bidding of Beauregard.
Extract from : « Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862 » by Adam Gurowski

For I had gazed straight down into the upturn'd faces of Captain Settle and his gang.
Extract from : « The Splendid Spur » by Arthur T. Quiller Couch

In other words, what you wish to point out is that the Commerce Street ramp takes an upturn about half way up the ramp?
Extract from : « Warren Commission (12 of 26): Hearings Vol. XII (of 15) » by The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

Novelties are for those who seek to upturn the verdicts of past ages by offering something new, rather than what is true.
Extract from : « Beacon Lights of History, Volume III » by John Lord

But directly came the upturn of February, and poor Borrel was again broken in business, and thrice broken in spirit.
Extract from : « Harper's New Monthly Magazine, v. 3, number 18 » by Various

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