ˌ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: up (I) + end, n.
transitive verb
1. : to set on end : turn up an end of
upended a reed basket and sat down — L.C.Douglas
was caught by a giant wave which upended him — Leonard Lyons
2.
a. : to affect radically : turn upside down
a painstakingly executed literary shocker, designed to upend the credulous matrons — Wolcott Gibbs
b. : beat 4a, 4b
one world record and one world champion were upended during the … championships — Newsweek
intransitive verb
: to rise on an end : move so as to expose an end
the great fish would then upend — head up, tail straight down in mid-water — William Beebe
would upend like ducks and begin to graze — William Beebe