upend

• فعل يُستخدم للدلالة على قلب الشيء بحيث يصبح أعلاه أسفله أو وضعه على طرفه؛ ويُستعمل مجازًا للدلالة على زعزعة وضع أو نظام أو إفساده.

A verb used to indicate the act of setting something on its end or turning it upside down; also used figuratively to mean to disrupt or overturn a situation.

1. Set or turn on endB2formal

   To set, turn, or stand something on its end.

   قلب على طرفه

   • He upended the crate to use it as a table.
   • The strong wind upended the garden chairs.
   • She upended the bottle to empty it completely.

   المرادفاتerectraiseset upstand up

   الأضدادlayplaceputsetstand

2. Become turned on endB2formal

   To become turned or set on end.

   انقلب على طرفه

   • The boat upended in the rough seas.
   • The box upended when the truck hit a bump.
   • The stack of papers upended and scattered across the floor.

   المرادفاتcapsizeoverturntip overturn overupset