upbound

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
17
Letters
7

Definition of upbound

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Directed or moving up or in a direction conventionally considered up; upstream
    “He took an upbound escalator.”
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adj

  1. (not-comparable)Directed or moving up or in a direction conventionally considered up; upstream
    “He took an upbound escalator.”

adv

  1. Up or in a direction conventionally considered up; upstream
    “The ore boat sailed upbound through the locks last week.”

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Etymology

From up- + bound or up + -bound.

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