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upend

verb [T]
 
 
/ʌpˈend/

Definition

to push or move something so that the part that usually touches the ground does so no longer: She upended the chessboard halfway through the game because she was losing.Pushing and shovingTurning upside down
(Definition of upend verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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