upend
verb/ʌpˈend/
/ʌpˈend/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they upend | /ʌpˈend/ /ʌpˈend/ |
| he / she / it upends | /ʌpˈendz/ /ʌpˈendz/ |
| past simple upended | /ʌpˈendɪd/ /ʌpˈendɪd/ |
| past participle upended | /ʌpˈendɪd/ /ʌpˈendɪd/ |
| -ing form upending | /ʌpˈendɪŋ/ /ʌpˈendɪŋ/ |
- upend somebody/something to turn somebody/something the wrong way up or onto one end
- The bicycle lay upended in a ditch.
- They sat on upended wooden boxes.
- (figurative) heroes who upend the social order
Word Origin19th century: from up + end.
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