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Verb: upend  ,úp'end
  1. Set, turn, or stand on end
    "upend the box and empty the contents"
     
  2. Become turned or set on end
    "the airplanes upended"

Derived forms: upended, upending, upends

Type of: lay, overturn, place, pose, position, put, set, tip over, tump over, turn over

Encyclopedia: Upend