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How to pronounce upend in English?

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Type Words
Type of overturn, tip over, tump over, turn over
Derivation upending


the airplanes upended.
Type Words
Type of lay, set, put, place, pose, position
Derivation upending


upend the box and empty the contents.

Examples of upend

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The latest moves are just starting to upend Best Buy's rigid, top-down planning.
From the businessweek.com
They've also said that the administration isn't looking to upend the tax system.
From the theatlantic.com
Can their quickness and scoring on the perimeter upend the size of the Celtics?
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
The 180-pound back, however, can upend the lineman by colliding with him quickly.
From the stltoday.com
The season is a fantastical odyssey designed to upend expectations at every turn.
From the orlandosentinel.com
None of the movies is groundbreaking, but Neil LaBute's two upend expectations.
From the orlandosentinel.com
And sometimes so much so that they've helped upend presidential primary contests.
From the huffingtonpost.com
Lagnado's fresh take on consumer research data led her to upend beauty marketing.
From the businessweek.com
Thrun, Khan and many of their fellow educational disruptors want to upend that.
From the forbes.com
More examples
  • Become turned or set on end; "the airplanes upended"
  • Set, turn, or stand on end; "upend the box and empty the contents"
  • (upending) inversion: turning upside down; setting on end
  • Upend is a village in the east of the English county of Cambridgeshire.
  • : To end up; to set on end; To tip or turn over; To destroy, invalidate, overthrow, or defeat