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    upended
    /ʌpˈɛndɪd/

    adjective

    • 1. set or turned on its end or upside down: "an upended box"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishUPENDED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    to push or move something so that the part that usually touches the ground is not touching the ground any more: She upended the chessboard halfway through the game because she was losing. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Pushing and shoving. bat something/someone away. boop. bring someone down. bundle. dig. elbow. knock someone down.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › upendUpend Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    verb. up· end ˌəp-ˈend. upended; upending; upends. Synonyms of upend. transitive verb. 1. : to set or stand on end. also : overturn sense 1. 2. a. : to affect to the point of being upset or flurried. a … literary shocker, designed to upend the credulous matrons Wolcott Gibbs. b. : defeat, beat. intransitive verb. : to rise on an end. Synonyms.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishUPEND | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    to push or move something so that the part that usually touches the ground is not touching the ground any more: She upended the chessboard halfway through the game because she was losing. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Pushing and shoving. bat something/someone away. boop. bring someone down. bundle. dig. elbow. goad.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryUPEND | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    Meaning of upend in English. upend. verb [ T ] us / ʌpˈend / uk / ʌpˈend / Add to word list. to push or move something so that the part that usually touches the ground is not touching the ground any more: She upended the chessboard halfway through the game because she was losing. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Pushing and shoving.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › upendedUpended - definition of upended by The Free Dictionary

    1. To stand, set, or turn on one end: upend an oblong box. 2. To invalidate, destroy, or change completely; overthrow: upended a popular legend. 3. To win victory over; defeat. v.intr. To be upended. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

  7. www.dictionary.com › browse › upendUPEND Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    upend. [ uhp- end ] Phonetic (Standard)IPA. verb (used with object) to set on end, as a barrel or ship. to affect drastically or radically, as tastes, opinions, reputations, or systems. to defeat in competition, as in boxing or business. verb (used without object) to become upended. to place the body back-end up, as a dabbling duck. upend.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishUPEND definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Definition of 'upend' Word Frequency. upend. (ʌpend ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense upends , present participle upending , past tense, past participle upended. verb. If you upend something, you turn it upside down. He upended the can, and swallowed. [VERB noun] ...upended flower pots. [VERB-ed]