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UPEND

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Set, turn, or stand on end

Example:

upend the box and empty the contents

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "upend" is one way to...):

lay; place; pose; position; put; set (put into a certain place or abstract location)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

upending (turning upside down; setting on end)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Become turned or set on end

Example:

the airplanes upended

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "upend" is one way to...):

overturn; tip over; tump over; turn over (turn from an upright or normal position)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

upending (turning upside down; setting on end)

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