Associations to the word «Upend»

Wiktionary

UPEND, verb. (transitive) To end up; to set on end.
UPEND, verb. To tip or turn over.
UPEND, verb. To destroy, invalidate, overthrow, or defeat.

Dictionary definition

UPEND, verb. Become turned or set on end; "the airplanes upended".
UPEND, verb. Set, turn, or stand on end; "upend the box and empty the contents".

Wise words

A word carries far, very far, deals destruction through time as the bullets go flying through space.
Joseph Conrad