upbow

== English == === Etymology === From up +‎ bow. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) enPR: bō, IPA(key): /ˈʌpbəʊ/ (General American) enPR: bō, IPA(key): /ˈʌpboʊ/ Rhymes: -əʊ === Noun === upbow (plural upbows) (music) A note performed on a string instrument by drawing the bow upward or to the left across the instrument, moving the point of contact from the bow's tip toward the frog. === Verb === upbow (third-person singular simple present upbows, present participle upbowing, simple past and past participle upbowed) (geology) To bend or arc upwards.