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upend Definition

up·end (up end)

transitive verb, intransitive verb

  1. to set or turn on end
  2. to upset or topple

upend Usage Examples

Object

  • bottle: She is seen once more only - upending a bottle in the upper window before being dragged away.
  • block: It is a very simple memorial in the shape of an upended concrete block.
  • floor: A large wall, looking like an upended wooden floor, provides a versatile backdrop.

Preposition: on

  • edge: Harvey teed up Richard Butler, but he was crudely upended on the edge of the box by Paris.

Modifying Another Word

  • crudely: Harvey teed up Richard Butler, but he was crudely upended on the edge of the box by Paris.
  • finally: Sensibly, too, the picture finally upends itself.
  • again: First McNeil was given a straight red for a comment made to the referee after he was again upended in the box.

Preposition: in

  • box: First McNeil was given a straight red for a comment made to the referee after he was again upended in the box.

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