upend

• Verbe désignant l'action de retourner quelque chose sens dessus dessous ou de le mettre debout sur son extrémité ; il est aussi employé au sens figuré pour évoquer le fait de bouleverser ou de renverser une situation.

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.

   Dresser verticalement

   • 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.

   Synonymeserectraiseset upstand up

   Antonymeslayplaceputsetstand

2. Become turned on endB2formal

   To become turned or set on end.

   se retourner

   • 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.

   Synonymescapsizeoverturntip overturn overupset