Upstroke
noun
1.
an upward stroke, especially of a pen or pencil, or of a piston in a vertical cylinder.
noun
1.
an upward stroke or movement, as of a pen or brush
the mark produced by such a stroke
2.
the upward movement of a piston in a reciprocating engine
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