upend

Verb

Open English WordNet

Verb (2)

  1. become turned or set on end“the airplanes upended”More general overturn, turn over
  2. set, turn, or stand on end“upend the box and empty the contents”More general put, set

Related words upending noun

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Up·end′ transitive verb

To end up; to set on end, as a cask.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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