Definitions for upends

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upends up·end

Spelling: [uhp-end]

IPA: /ʌpˈɛnd/

Upends is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 104 anagrams from letters in upends (denpsu).

Definitions for upends

verb (used with object)

1. to set on end, as a barrel or ship.
2. to affect drastically or radically, as tastes, opinions, reputations, or systems.
3. to defeat in competition, as in boxing or business.

verb (used without object)

1. to become upended.
2. to place the body back-end up, as a dabbling duck.

Origin of upends

First recorded in 1815-25; up- + end¹

Examples for upends

He takes Colorado, Missouri, and Minnesota and fails to upend Romney in Michigan.

It is a revolutionary story, which threatens to upend the world as we know it.

The log plunges after him, holding him down and back till he drowns; and his whereabouts are revealed by the upend of the tree.

He took Colorado, Missouri and Minnesota but failed to upend Romney in Michigan.

[S]omething larger is going on here, which could upend everything and produce unintended consequences.

It is safe, as we will never meet again, and all ideas of justice will upend in the coming cataclysm.

It would inject a threat of accountability into power, and upend the impunity wartime leaders had operated under for years.

In August, Sen. Ted Cruz linked the need to upend the IRS to its abuse of power.

The recent NFL referee lockout turned Sunday games into chaotic affairs, and threatened to upend a financial juggernaut.

The one event that could upend that is an encore from a passive, disengaged Obama.