UPEND

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does upend mean? 

• UPEND (verb)
  The verb UPEND has 2 senses:

1. become turned or set on end

2. set, turn, or stand on end

  Familiarity information: UPEND used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• UPEND (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Become turned or set on end

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Context example:

the airplanes upended

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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Set, turn, or stand on end

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Context example:

upend the box and empty the contents

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)