upside down
with the upper part undermost.
in or into complete disorder; topsy-turvy: The burglars turned the house upside down.
Origin of upside down
1Other words from upside down
- upside-down, adjective
- upside-downness, noun
Words Nearby upside down
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How to use upside down in a sentence
Like all fowl, turkeys tend to go quiet when held upside down.
“I jumped over a few cars, almost turned it upside down in a pond and came out on top of all four tires,” she wrote in an email.
The Moms of Monster Jam Drive Trucks, Buck Macho Culture | Eliza Krigman | November 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTViewed in profile, they are upside-down mid-section silhouettes of Pippa Middleton leaning over to check your oil.
Up to a Point: A 'Space Corvette' in Every Garage | P. J. O’Rourke | September 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBefore they go to bed, they turn a cup upside down, to show they have no expectations for tomorrow and always gratitude.
Pierce Brosnan’s Life After Bond: From Action Hero to Losing His Daughter to Cancer | Tim Teeman | July 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“These people act like we drink a gallon of blood and hang upside down from crucifixes before we go onstage,” Rob Halford says.
Their heads might have been turned upside-down, so absolutely did they tread upon blue ether.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinHe drew forth as he spoke the letter in the queen's own hand, turned it upside down, and so presented it to her.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniNance Watling has been turning everything upside down at the Heath Farm.
The World Before Them | Susanna MoodieThe pedal pipes are put upside down so that their open ends may be toward the music room.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building | George Laing MillerHe hath shut up my ways with square stones, he hath turned my paths upside down.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | Various
British Dictionary definitions for upside down
(usually postpositive; upside-down when prenominal) turned over completely; inverted
(upside-down when prenominal) informal confused; muddled; topsy-turvy: an upside-down world
in an inverted fashion
in a chaotic or crazy manner
Origin of upside down
1Derived forms of upside down
- upside-downness, noun
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