upstroke C2 Topic:Communication US /ˈʌpˌstɹoʊk/ UK /ˈʌpˌstrəʊk/ See IPA manual Freq #177598 Meanings 1 noun a stroke or movement made upward, especially with a pen, brush, piston, or musical plectrum The pen spluttered on every upstroke of the carefully formed letter. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a stroke or movement made... upward strokeascending stroke ↔ Opposites downstroke Word family Related forms strokedownstrokepenmanshipcalligraphy Etymology A compound of up + stroke. It names the upward half of a repeated or alternating motion and is especially common in handwriting, brushwork, machinery, and stringed-instrument technique. Topics Communication External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # upstroke **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈʌpˌstɹoʊk/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈʌpˌstrəʊk/ **Frequency rank:** 177598 ## Meanings 1. a stroke or movement made upward, especially with a pen, brush, piston, or musical plectrum ## Examples - The pen spluttered on every upstroke of the carefully formed letter. ## Synonyms - upward stroke - ascending stroke ## Antonyms - downstroke ## Related Forms - stroke - downstroke - penmanship - calligraphy ## Etymology A compound of up + stroke. It names the upward half of a repeated or alternating motion and is especially common in handwriting, brushwork, machinery, and stringed-instrument technique. ## Topics - Communication markdown