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Definition of upend verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

upend

verb

NAmE//ʌpˈɛnd//

upend somebody/somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they upend

he / she / it upends

past simple upended

-ing form upending

to turn someone or something upside down The bicycle lay upended in a ditch. They sat on upended wooden boxes.

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