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upside down
adverb
- with the upper part undermost.
- in or into complete disorder; topsy-turvy:
The burglars turned the house upside down.
upside down
adjective
- usually postpositive; upside-down when prenominal turned over completely; inverted
- informal.upside-down when prenominal confused; muddled; topsy-turvy
an upside-down world
adverb
- in an inverted fashion
- in a chaotic or crazy manner
Derived Forms
- ˌupside-ˈdownness, noun
Other Words From
- upside-down adjective
- upside-downness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of upside down1
Word History and Origins
Origin of upside down1
Example Sentences
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.
Viewed in profile, they are upside-down mid-section silhouettes of Pippa Middleton leaning over to check your oil.
Before they go to bed, they turn a cup upside down, to show they have no expectations for tomorrow and always gratitude.
“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.
He drew forth as he spoke the letter in the queen's own hand, turned it upside down, and so presented it to her.
Nance Watling has been turning everything upside down at the Heath Farm.
The pedal pipes are put upside down so that their open ends may be toward the music room.
He hath shut up my ways with square stones, he hath turned my paths upside down.
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