Word

upend, v.
(upended, upending, upends)

set, turn, or stand on end
<verb.contact>

upend

sample sentences

"upend the box and empty the contents"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

put, place, set, lay, position, pose

become turned or set on end
<verb.motion>

upend

sample sentences

"the airplanes upended"

verb frames

Something ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

overturn, turn over, tip over, tump over