Definition of upside down in English:

upside down

adverb & adjective

1With the upper part where the lower part should be; in an inverted position.
as adverb the car rolled and landed upside down
as adjective an upside-down canoe
Example sentencesExamples
- He'd heard of pilots flying out of dense cloud completely upside-down.
- Position the sink upside-down on the newly laminated counter top or the plywood base.
- Police were forced to close one lane of the road as firefighters used cutting equipment to free the mother who was trapped upside-down in her seatbelt.
- Although he wasn't on duty, Phil sprung into action when he was flagged down by motorists after a driver careered off the road and landed upside-down in a river.
- I asked, looking upside-down and backwards from my position of lying down on the ground.
- As she remains suspended in the upside-down position, he stations himself beneath her.
- I did, however, earn myself three pounds fifty by turning it upside-down and getting the loose change out of the bottom.
- I flailed helplessly for a moment as the canoe was turned upside-down and I was plunged face first into the lake beneath it.
- He leaned his head over the arm of the chair, and scowled at Knuckles upside-down.
- The exhibition features a surreal and eccentric collection of creations such as three-spouted teapots and upside-down jugs.
- They fed on small berries high in the tree, and they were very acrobatic about it, even hanging upside-down to reach the little morsels.
- Quicker than a flash of light, she flipped the pad upside-down, glaring at him a little.
- The counters were sparkling, the chairs were all upside-down on the tables, and the floor was swept.
- In the last year Mr Humphreys has witnessed a car ploughing into a bus at the junction, another car crash and flip upside-down as well as many other smaller accidents.
- Take a metal tray that will accommodate the three tins and turn the tins upside-down, creating, in effect, inverted ovens.
- The reversed structure gives visitors the illusion of entering an upside-down room.
- Buday was on that train, just adjusting to his upper bunk when his coach left the tracks, coming to rest upside-down at the bottom of an embankment.
- Apparently someone had hit a slick spot on the road in the very very light drizzle and managed to flip completely upside-down.
- It has a warmer feel, thanks to teal walls, blonde wood and large light fixtures like softly glowing upside-down umbrellas.
- I left the book, open at page 3, upside-down on the side of the bath.
Synonyms
upturned, upended, bottom up, wrong side up, head over heels, inverted, reversed, overturned, capsized, upset, flipped
1. 1.1 In or into total disorder or confusion.
  as adverb burglars have turned our house upside down
  Example sentencesExamples
  Interesting what a meager piece of knowledge could do to flip lives upside-down.
  Not for the first time, I reflect on the topsy-turvy, upside-down parallel universe of India.
  Two years ago their world was turned upside-down when their son Ben was diagnosed with an optic glioma - a tumour which can cause blindness.
  The basis of the past policy behind economic diplomacy is now turned upside down.
  It was a total disaster and turned upside down the conventional view of Victorian sexuality.
  I know it'd turn my life upside-down, and I don't know completely how well I'd cope with that - but I'd want to do it.
  It really sounds weird now, but it is very probable, given the orientation of the upside-down world of business politics today.
  Synonyms
  in/into disarray, in/into disorder, jumbled up, in/into a jumble, in/into a muddle, untidy, disorganized, chaotic, all over the place, in/into chaos, in/into confusion, topsy-turvy, at sixes and sevens
  informal messed up, higgledy-piggledy
  throw into disarray, throw into disorder, make disorderly, disorder, untidy, make untidy, disorganize, disturb, jumble, mix up, muddle, upset, turn something topsy-turvy
  informal mess up
  North American informal muss up

Origin

Middle English: originally up so down, perhaps in the sense 'up as if down'.

Definition of upside down in US English:

upside down

adverb & adjectiveˈˌəpˌsaɪd ˈdaʊnˈˌəpˌsīd ˈdoun

1With the upper part where the lower part should be; in an inverted position.
as adjective an upside-down canoe
as adverb the bar staff put the chairs upside down on the tables
Example sentencesExamples
- Position the sink upside-down on the newly laminated counter top or the plywood base.
- In the last year Mr Humphreys has witnessed a car ploughing into a bus at the junction, another car crash and flip upside-down as well as many other smaller accidents.
- The reversed structure gives visitors the illusion of entering an upside-down room.
- As she remains suspended in the upside-down position, he stations himself beneath her.
- I flailed helplessly for a moment as the canoe was turned upside-down and I was plunged face first into the lake beneath it.
- Quicker than a flash of light, she flipped the pad upside-down, glaring at him a little.
- I did, however, earn myself three pounds fifty by turning it upside-down and getting the loose change out of the bottom.
- I asked, looking upside-down and backwards from my position of lying down on the ground.
- Police were forced to close one lane of the road as firefighters used cutting equipment to free the mother who was trapped upside-down in her seatbelt.
- Apparently someone had hit a slick spot on the road in the very very light drizzle and managed to flip completely upside-down.
- It has a warmer feel, thanks to teal walls, blonde wood and large light fixtures like softly glowing upside-down umbrellas.
- Although he wasn't on duty, Phil sprung into action when he was flagged down by motorists after a driver careered off the road and landed upside-down in a river.
- I left the book, open at page 3, upside-down on the side of the bath.
- The counters were sparkling, the chairs were all upside-down on the tables, and the floor was swept.
- Take a metal tray that will accommodate the three tins and turn the tins upside-down, creating, in effect, inverted ovens.
- They fed on small berries high in the tree, and they were very acrobatic about it, even hanging upside-down to reach the little morsels.
- He leaned his head over the arm of the chair, and scowled at Knuckles upside-down.
- He'd heard of pilots flying out of dense cloud completely upside-down.
- The exhibition features a surreal and eccentric collection of creations such as three-spouted teapots and upside-down jugs.
- Buday was on that train, just adjusting to his upper bunk when his coach left the tracks, coming to rest upside-down at the bottom of an embankment.
Synonyms
upturned, upended, bottom up, wrong side up, head over heels, inverted, reversed, overturned, capsized, upset, flipped
1. 1.1 In or into total disorder or confusion.
  as adverb burglars have turned our house upside down
  Example sentencesExamples
  It was a total disaster and turned upside down the conventional view of Victorian sexuality.
  Interesting what a meager piece of knowledge could do to flip lives upside-down.
  The basis of the past policy behind economic diplomacy is now turned upside down.
  Two years ago their world was turned upside-down when their son Ben was diagnosed with an optic glioma - a tumour which can cause blindness.
  Not for the first time, I reflect on the topsy-turvy, upside-down parallel universe of India.
  I know it'd turn my life upside-down, and I don't know completely how well I'd cope with that - but I'd want to do it.
  It really sounds weird now, but it is very probable, given the orientation of the upside-down world of business politics today.
  Synonyms
  in disarray, into disarray, in disorder, into disorder, jumbled up, in a jumble, into a jumble, in a muddle, into a muddle, untidy, disorganized, chaotic, all over the place, in chaos, into chaos, in confusion, into confusion, topsy-turvy, at sixes and sevens
  throw into disarray, throw into disorder, make disorderly, disorder, untidy, make untidy, disorganize, disturb, jumble, mix up, muddle, upset, turn something topsy-turvy

Origin

Middle English: originally up so down, perhaps in the sense ‘up as if down’.

单词	upside down
释义	Definition of upside down in English: upside down adverb & adjective 1With the upper part where the lower part should be; in an inverted position. as adverb the car rolled and landed upside down as adjective an upside-down canoe Example sentencesExamples He'd heard of pilots flying out of dense cloud completely upside-down. Position the sink upside-down on the newly laminated counter top or the plywood base. Police were forced to close one lane of the road as firefighters used cutting equipment to free the mother who was trapped upside-down in her seatbelt. Although he wasn't on duty, Phil sprung into action when he was flagged down by motorists after a driver careered off the road and landed upside-down in a river. I asked, looking upside-down and backwards from my position of lying down on the ground. As she remains suspended in the upside-down position, he stations himself beneath her. I did, however, earn myself three pounds fifty by turning it upside-down and getting the loose change out of the bottom. I flailed helplessly for a moment as the canoe was turned upside-down and I was plunged face first into the lake beneath it. He leaned his head over the arm of the chair, and scowled at Knuckles upside-down. The exhibition features a surreal and eccentric collection of creations such as three-spouted teapots and upside-down jugs. They fed on small berries high in the tree, and they were very acrobatic about it, even hanging upside-down to reach the little morsels. Quicker than a flash of light, she flipped the pad upside-down, glaring at him a little. The counters were sparkling, the chairs were all upside-down on the tables, and the floor was swept. In the last year Mr Humphreys has witnessed a car ploughing into a bus at the junction, another car crash and flip upside-down as well as many other smaller accidents. Take a metal tray that will accommodate the three tins and turn the tins upside-down, creating, in effect, inverted ovens. The reversed structure gives visitors the illusion of entering an upside-down room. Buday was on that train, just adjusting to his upper bunk when his coach left the tracks, coming to rest upside-down at the bottom of an embankment. Apparently someone had hit a slick spot on the road in the very very light drizzle and managed to flip completely upside-down. It has a warmer feel, thanks to teal walls, blonde wood and large light fixtures like softly glowing upside-down umbrellas. I left the book, open at page 3, upside-down on the side of the bath. Synonyms upturned, upended, bottom up, wrong side up, head over heels, inverted, reversed, overturned, capsized, upset, flipped 1.1 In or into total disorder or confusion. as adverb burglars have turned our house upside down Example sentencesExamples Interesting what a meager piece of knowledge could do to flip lives upside-down. Not for the first time, I reflect on the topsy-turvy, upside-down parallel universe of India. Two years ago their world was turned upside-down when their son Ben was diagnosed with an optic glioma - a tumour which can cause blindness. The basis of the past policy behind economic diplomacy is now turned upside down. It was a total disaster and turned upside down the conventional view of Victorian sexuality. I know it'd turn my life upside-down, and I don't know completely how well I'd cope with that - but I'd want to do it. It really sounds weird now, but it is very probable, given the orientation of the upside-down world of business politics today. Synonyms in/into disarray, in/into disorder, jumbled up, in/into a jumble, in/into a muddle, untidy, disorganized, chaotic, all over the place, in/into chaos, in/into confusion, topsy-turvy, at sixes and sevens informal messed up, higgledy-piggledy throw into disarray, throw into disorder, make disorderly, disorder, untidy, make untidy, disorganize, disturb, jumble, mix up, muddle, upset, turn something topsy-turvy informal mess up North American informal muss up Origin Middle English: originally up so down, perhaps in the sense 'up as if down'. Definition of upside down in US English: upside down adverb & adjectiveˈˌəpˌsaɪd ˈdaʊnˈˌəpˌsīd ˈdoun 1With the upper part where the lower part should be; in an inverted position. as adjective an upside-down canoe as adverb the bar staff put the chairs upside down on the tables Example sentencesExamples Position the sink upside-down on the newly laminated counter top or the plywood base. In the last year Mr Humphreys has witnessed a car ploughing into a bus at the junction, another car crash and flip upside-down as well as many other smaller accidents. The reversed structure gives visitors the illusion of entering an upside-down room. As she remains suspended in the upside-down position, he stations himself beneath her. I flailed helplessly for a moment as the canoe was turned upside-down and I was plunged face first into the lake beneath it. Quicker than a flash of light, she flipped the pad upside-down, glaring at him a little. I did, however, earn myself three pounds fifty by turning it upside-down and getting the loose change out of the bottom. I asked, looking upside-down and backwards from my position of lying down on the ground. Police were forced to close one lane of the road as firefighters used cutting equipment to free the mother who was trapped upside-down in her seatbelt. Apparently someone had hit a slick spot on the road in the very very light drizzle and managed to flip completely upside-down. It has a warmer feel, thanks to teal walls, blonde wood and large light fixtures like softly glowing upside-down umbrellas. Although he wasn't on duty, Phil sprung into action when he was flagged down by motorists after a driver careered off the road and landed upside-down in a river. I left the book, open at page 3, upside-down on the side of the bath. The counters were sparkling, the chairs were all upside-down on the tables, and the floor was swept. Take a metal tray that will accommodate the three tins and turn the tins upside-down, creating, in effect, inverted ovens. They fed on small berries high in the tree, and they were very acrobatic about it, even hanging upside-down to reach the little morsels. He leaned his head over the arm of the chair, and scowled at Knuckles upside-down. He'd heard of pilots flying out of dense cloud completely upside-down. The exhibition features a surreal and eccentric collection of creations such as three-spouted teapots and upside-down jugs. Buday was on that train, just adjusting to his upper bunk when his coach left the tracks, coming to rest upside-down at the bottom of an embankment. Synonyms upturned, upended, bottom up, wrong side up, head over heels, inverted, reversed, overturned, capsized, upset, flipped 1.1 In or into total disorder or confusion. as adverb burglars have turned our house upside down Example sentencesExamples It was a total disaster and turned upside down the conventional view of Victorian sexuality. Interesting what a meager piece of knowledge could do to flip lives upside-down. The basis of the past policy behind economic diplomacy is now turned upside down. Two years ago their world was turned upside-down when their son Ben was diagnosed with an optic glioma - a tumour which can cause blindness. Not for the first time, I reflect on the topsy-turvy, upside-down parallel universe of India. I know it'd turn my life upside-down, and I don't know completely how well I'd cope with that - but I'd want to do it. It really sounds weird now, but it is very probable, given the orientation of the upside-down world of business politics today. Synonyms in disarray, into disarray, in disorder, into disorder, jumbled up, in a jumble, into a jumble, in a muddle, into a muddle, untidy, disorganized, chaotic, all over the place, in chaos, into chaos, in confusion, into confusion, topsy-turvy, at sixes and sevens throw into disarray, throw into disorder, make disorderly, disorder, untidy, make untidy, disorganize, disturb, jumble, mix up, muddle, upset, turn something topsy-turvy Origin Middle English: originally up so down, perhaps in the sense ‘up as if down’.
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