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to upend
01
to set, turn, or stand an object on its end or upside down
Transitive: to upend sth
Examples
The construction workers upended the heavy beam to position it vertically in the framework.
Trying to read the label, she upended the bottle to see the ingredients listed at the bottom.
02
to undergo a change in position where an object becomes turned or set on end
Intransitive
Examples
The boat upended in the strong current.
As the earthquake shook the region, several gravestones in the cemetery upended.
