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upend

/ʌˈpɛnd/

upendverb

upended

Past Simple

upended

Past Participle

upending

Gerund

/ʌˈpɛnd/

Translations

The strong wind could upend the small boat.

Сильный ветер мог бы опрокинуть маленькую лодку.

He managed to upend the box and spill its contents.

Он сумел перевернуть коробку и высыпать её содержимое.

Additional translations

Definitions

To set or turn something on its end or upside down.

The strong wind upended the patio furniture.

To affect or change something drastically.

The new policy could upend the current economic system.

Synonyms

upendpast participle

Definitions

Overturned, set on end, or drastically disrupted.

The upended truck blocked the highway for hours.

upendgerund / present participle

Definitions

Causing an overturning or major disruption.

The upending reforms shook the entire industry.