The dictator's fall will upend the political landscape.
Source: tatoeba (2046070)
Upend
//ʌpˈɛnd//
Synonyms for "upend" (39 found)
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Translations
64 translations across 13 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- поставям на ръб verb (to end up; to set on end)
- преобръщам verb (to tip or turn over)
Dutch
4 entries- beëindigen verb (to end up; to set on end)
- omkeren verb (to tip or turn over)
- omkiepen verb (to tip or turn over)
- onderuithalen verb (to destroy, invalidate)
Finnish
4 entries- kellauttaa verb (to tip or turn over)
- kumota verb (to end up; to set on end)
- kumota verb (to tip or turn over)
- kumota verb (to destroy, invalidate)
French
2 entries- bouleverser verb (to tip or turn over)
- verser verb (to tip or turn over)
German
4 entries- auf den Kopf stellen verb (to tip or turn over)
- hochkant stellen verb (to end up; to set on end)
- umkippen verb (to tip or turn over)
- umstülpen verb (to tip or turn over)
Māori
1 entries- porohuri verb (to tip or turn over)
Northern Kurdish
4 entries- bi dawî anîn verb (to end up; to set on end)
- hilweşandin verb (to destroy, invalidate)
- perçiqandin verb (to destroy, invalidate)
- qedandin verb (to end up; to set on end)
Polish
4 entries- kończyć verb (to end up; to set on end)
- obalać verb (to destroy, invalidate)
- obalić verb (to destroy, invalidate)
- przewracać do góry nogami verb (to tip or turn over)
Portuguese
1 entries- virar verb (to tip or turn over)
Romanian
2 entries- da peste cap verb (to tip or turn over)
- întoarce verb (to tip or turn over)
Russian
4 entries- зака́нчивать verb (to end up; to set on end)
- опровергать verb (to destroy, invalidate)
- опрокидывать verb (to tip or turn over)
- переворачивать verb (to tip or turn over)
Spanish
4 entries- dar vuelta verb (to tip or turn over)
- derribar verb (to destroy, invalidate)
- desafiar verb (to destroy, invalidate)
- poner patas arriba verb (to tip or turn over)
Swedish
4 entries- kullkasta verb (to destroy, invalidate)
- resa upp verb (to end up; to set on end)
- ställa på högkant verb (to end up; to set on end)
- ställa på ända verb (to end up; to set on end)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
When he upended the bottle of water over his sleeping sister, the lid popped off and surprised them both.
Source: wiktionary
upend the box and empty the contents
Source: wiktionary
Venezuela, who introduced the exciting 17-year-old Samuel Sosa late on, pressed forward and eventually carved out a golden opportunity to level. Jake Clarke-Salter, the Chelsea defender, upended Peñaranda inside the box and after consulting the threesome of video officials inside the Suwon World Cup stadium, the referee, Bjorn Kuipers, pointed to the spot.
Source: wiktionary
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