UPSET


Meaning of UPSET in English

v., n., & adj.

--v. (upsetting; past and past part. upset)

1. tr. & intr. overturn or be overturned.

2 tr. disturb the composure or digestion of (was very upset by the news; ate something that upset me).

3 tr. disrupt.

4 tr. shorten and thicken (metal, esp. a tire) by hammering or pressure.

--n.

1. a condition of upsetting or being upset (a stomach upset).

2 a surprising result in a game etc.

--adj. disturbed (an upset stomach).

Phrases and idioms:

upset price the lowest acceptable selling price of a property in an auction etc.; a reserve price.

Derivatives:

upsetter n. upsettingly adv.

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.