upendv.

Brit.

/ʌpˈɛnd/, U.S.

/ˌəpˈɛnd/

Etymology: up adv.¹

Originally dialect.

a. transitive. To set (something) on its end; to turn end upwards; dialect to set (also reflexive, to get) on one's feet. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > surface > give a specific kind of surface to [verb (transitive)] > set on end

upend1823

the world > space > relative position > inversion > invert [verb (transitive)]

to-wendc893

whelvec1000

to turn down?c1335

to turn up?c1335

whelmc1340

overturna1382

to turn overa1400

wholve14..

inverse?a1425

reverse?a1425

overwhelvec1450

overvolvea1522

transverse1557

evert1566

topsy-turn1573

topsy-turve1603

invert1610

upturn1610

whave1611

topsy-turvy1626

whemmel1684

cant1850

upend1868

flip-flop1924

the world > space > relative position > posture > action of standing up or rising > rise [verb (reflexive)]

risec1175

arearc1220

right?c1225

to do up?c1335

dressa1400

raisec1450

to stand up1533

rearc1580

upend1900

1823 E. Moor Suffolk Words 460 Upinnd, to set a cask or any thing on its end.

1868 C. B. Norton & W. J. Valentine Rep. to Govt. U.S. on Munitions of War at Paris Universal Exhib. 1867 274 The bursting of a few shells..tearing, up-ending, and setting fire to the planking of the latter [deck].

1874 F. G. D. Bedford Sailor's Pocket Bk. vi. 173 An approaching heavy sea may carry the boat away..and turn it broadside on, or up-end it.

1900 H. Lawson Over Sliprails 29 It crawled to the wall, against which it slowly and painfully up-ended itself.

1970 G. Greer Female Eunuch 37 By growing their hair they managed to up-end some strange presupposition about its sexual significance.

b. In past participle: Sitting up.

ΚΠ

1876 E. Waugh in Manch. Critic 14 Jan. 220/1 I left him about two minutes sin' up-ended i' bed.

2. intransitive. To rise up on end; spec. of waterfowl: to dip the head below water and raise the tail into the air, when searching for food in shallow water.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > defined by habitat > [verb (intransitive)] > up-end

upend1896

the world > space > relative position > vertical position > be vertical [verb (intransitive)] > be or become upright

standOE

to stand upc1225

upstandc1275

risea1382

redress1480

stem1577

to prick up1657

upend1896

1896 R. Kipling Captains Courageous ii, in McClure's Mag. Nov. 31/1 They up-eend thet way when they're hungry.

1902 S. E. White Blazed Trail xxxii. 226 A log in the advance up-ended; another thrust under it.

1927 E. Sandars Bird Bk. for Pocket ii. 126 [Brent Geese] sometimes when feeding at high tide, up-end like Ducks.

1954 A. W. P. Robertson Bird Pageant i. 20 Avocets..often when water-borne..up-end like ducks.

1957 R. A. H. Coombes in D. A. Bannerman Birds Brit. Isles VI. 266 I never saw them ‘upending’ in the shallows as the other geese were fond of doing.

figurative.1981 Birds Summer 47/2 An up-ending mallard is a feeding mallard, but this, our commonest duck, is as adaptable in its feeding technique as it is in its choice of food.

Derivatives

upended adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > surface > [adjective] > set end up

endlong1716

upended1880

the world > space > relative position > posture > action or fact of sitting > [adjective] > up or upright

up-sitting1753

upended1880

1880 ‘M. Twain’ Tramp Abroad xlvii. 547 A..woman sat in the corner seat and put her legs across into the opposite one, propping them..with her up-ended valise.

1896 C. Allen Papier Mâché 121 The up-ended box whereon the student was perched.

Draft additions 1993

c. Metallurgy. = upset v. 1c.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with metal > work with metal [verb (transitive)] > forge or shape > in specific way

batterc1380

beat1483

peena1522

hammer1522

malleate1598

extenuate1599

upset1678

planish1688

to set down1703

foliate1704

raise1774

skelp1803

tilt1825

jump1851

cold-hammer1858

stub1869

upend1932

ding1939

coin1940

1932 E. Gregory Metall. ii. 63 In order to obtain fibre which is most favourably disposed, many articles are ‘up-ended’.

1954 Gloss. Terms Iron & Steel (B.S.I.) vi. 10 Cheese, a roughly cylindrical forging with convex sides formed by upending ingot or billet lengths between flat tools.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	upend
释义	upendv. Brit. /ʌpˈɛnd/, U.S. /ˌəpˈɛnd/ Etymology: up adv.¹ Originally dialect. 1. a. transitive. To set (something) on its end; to turn end upwards; dialect to set (also reflexive, to get) on one's feet. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > surface > give a specific kind of surface to [verb (transitive)] > set on end upend1823 the world > space > relative position > inversion > invert [verb (transitive)] to-wendc893 whelvec1000 to turn down?c1335 to turn up?c1335 whelmc1340 overturna1382 to turn overa1400 wholve14.. inverse?a1425 reverse?a1425 overwhelvec1450 overvolvea1522 transverse1557 evert1566 topsy-turn1573 topsy-turve1603 invert1610 upturn1610 whave1611 topsy-turvy1626 whemmel1684 cant1850 upend1868 flip-flop1924 the world > space > relative position > posture > action of standing up or rising > rise [verb (reflexive)] risec1175 arearc1220 right?c1225 to do up?c1335 dressa1400 raisec1450 to stand up1533 rearc1580 upend1900 1823 E. Moor Suffolk Words 460 Upinnd, to set a cask or any thing on its end. 1868 C. B. Norton & W. J. Valentine Rep. to Govt. U.S. on Munitions of War at Paris Universal Exhib. 1867 274 The bursting of a few shells..tearing, up-ending, and setting fire to the planking of the latter [deck]. 1874 F. G. D. Bedford Sailor's Pocket Bk. vi. 173 An approaching heavy sea may carry the boat away..and turn it broadside on, or up-end it. 1900 H. Lawson Over Sliprails 29 It crawled to the wall, against which it slowly and painfully up-ended itself. 1970 G. Greer Female Eunuch 37 By growing their hair they managed to up-end some strange presupposition about its sexual significance. b. In past participle: Sitting up. ΚΠ 1876 E. Waugh in Manch. Critic 14 Jan. 220/1 I left him about two minutes sin' up-ended i' bed. 2. intransitive. To rise up on end; spec. of waterfowl: to dip the head below water and raise the tail into the air, when searching for food in shallow water. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > defined by habitat > [verb (intransitive)] > up-end upend1896 the world > space > relative position > vertical position > be vertical [verb (intransitive)] > be or become upright standOE to stand upc1225 upstandc1275 risea1382 redress1480 stem1577 to prick up1657 upend1896 1896 R. Kipling Captains Courageous ii, in McClure's Mag. Nov. 31/1 They up-eend thet way when they're hungry. 1902 S. E. White Blazed Trail xxxii. 226 A log in the advance up-ended; another thrust under it. 1927 E. Sandars Bird Bk. for Pocket ii. 126 [Brent Geese] sometimes when feeding at high tide, up-end like Ducks. 1954 A. W. P. Robertson Bird Pageant i. 20 Avocets..often when water-borne..up-end like ducks. 1957 R. A. H. Coombes in D. A. Bannerman Birds Brit. Isles VI. 266 I never saw them ‘upending’ in the shallows as the other geese were fond of doing. figurative.1981 Birds Summer 47/2 An up-ending mallard is a feeding mallard, but this, our commonest duck, is as adaptable in its feeding technique as it is in its choice of food. Derivatives upended adj. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > surface > [adjective] > set end up endlong1716 upended1880 the world > space > relative position > posture > action or fact of sitting > [adjective] > up or upright up-sitting1753 upended1880 1880 ‘M. Twain’ Tramp Abroad xlvii. 547 A..woman sat in the corner seat and put her legs across into the opposite one, propping them..with her up-ended valise. 1896 C. Allen Papier Mâché 121 The up-ended box whereon the student was perched. Draft additions 1993 c. Metallurgy. = upset v. 1c. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with metal > work with metal [verb (transitive)] > forge or shape > in specific way batterc1380 beat1483 peena1522 hammer1522 malleate1598 extenuate1599 upset1678 planish1688 to set down1703 foliate1704 raise1774 skelp1803 tilt1825 jump1851 cold-hammer1858 stub1869 upend1932 ding1939 coin1940 1932 E. Gregory Metall. ii. 63 In order to obtain fibre which is most favourably disposed, many articles are ‘up-ended’. 1954 Gloss. Terms Iron & Steel (B.S.I.) vi. 10 Cheese, a roughly cylindrical forging with convex sides formed by upending ingot or billet lengths between flat tools. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < v.1823
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