| VERB | motion | upend | become turned or set on end |
|---|---|---|---|
| contact | upend | set, turn, or stand on end |
| Meaning | Become turned or set on end. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "the airplanes upended" | |
| Broader | overturn, turn over, tip over, tump over | Turn from an upright or normal position |
| Nouns | upending | turning upside down |
| Meaning | set, turn, or stand on end. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "upend the box and empty the contents" | |
| Broader | put, set, place, pose, position, lay | Put into a certain place or abstract location |
| Nouns | upending | turning upside down |
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