- upend up·end vt
- [ʌp'ɛnd]
(box) mettere in piedi, (fig: system) rovesciare
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
upend up·end vt
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Upend — Up*end , v. t. To end up; to set on end, as a cask. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
upend — [up end′] vt., vi. 1. to set or turn on end 2. to upset or topple … English World dictionary
upend — (v.) 1823, from UP (Cf. up) + END (Cf. end) … Etymology dictionary
upend — ► VERB ▪ set or turn on its end or upside down … English terms dictionary
upend — verb 1. become turned or set on end the airplanes upended • Derivationally related forms: ↑upending • Hypernyms: ↑overturn, ↑turn over, ↑tip over, ↑tump over • … Useful english dictionary
upend — UK [ʌpˈend] / US verb [transitive] Word forms upend : present tense I/you/we/they upend he/she/it upends present participle upending past tense upended past participle upended 1) to turn something upside down 2) mainly journalism to deliberately… … English dictionary
upend — Date: 1823 transitive verb 1. to set or stand on end; also overturn 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… … New Collegiate Dictionary
upend — /up end /, v.t. 1. to set on end, as a barrel or ship. 2. to affect drastically or radically, as tastes, opinions, reputations, or systems. 3. to defeat in competition, as in boxing or business. v.i. 4. to become upended. 5. to place the body… … Universalium
upend — up•end [[t]ʌpˈɛnd[/t]] v. t. 1) to set on end, as a barrel or ship 2) to affect drastically or radically, as tastes, opinions, or reputations 3) to defeat in competition 4) to become upended 5) to place the body back end up, as a dabbling duck … From formal English to slang
upend — verb a) To end up; to set on end When he upended the bottle of water over his sleeping sister, the lid popped off and surprised them both. b) To tip or turn over. The scientific evidence upended the popular myth … Wiktionary
upend — up|end [ʌpˈend] v [T] to turn something over so that it is upside down … Dictionary of contemporary English
