upendverb [ T ]
uk/ʌpˈend/us/ʌpˈend/to push or move something so that the part that usually touches the ground is not touching the ground any more:
She upended the chessboard halfway through the game because she was losing.
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Pushing and shoving
- barge
- bring
- bring sb down
- bundle
- dig
- force
- frogmarch
- heave
- jostle
- nudge
- propel
- push
- push off
- push sb/sth over
- ram
- repel
- scrum
- shove
- stab
- wheel
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