upend
upend
Definition
up·end (up end′)
transitive verb, intransitive verb
- to set or turn on end
- 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.
