upturn Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an upward movement or trend as in business activity

WordNet

Up*turn" transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To turn up; to direct upward; to throw up; as, to upturn the ground in plowing. "A sea of upturned faces." D. Webster.
    So scented the grim feature, and upturned His nostril wide into the murky air. Milton.

Webster 1913