upended

• يصف شيئًا قُلِبَ رأسًا على عقب أو وُضِعَ على طرفه أو أُسقِطَ.

Describes something that has been turned upside down or set on its end.

1. Turned upside downB2formal

   Set or turned on its end; inverted so that the bottom is at the top.

   مقلوب رأسًا على عقب

   • The boat was upended by the strong waves.
   • He left the bucket upended in the middle of the yard.
   • The table was upended during the scuffle.

   المرادفاتinvertedoverturnedreversedtopsy-turvyupturned

   الأضدادerectupright

• 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