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upset |
6 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Upset \Up*set"\, v. t. Basketwork To turn upwards the outer ends of (stakes) so as to make a foundation for the side of a basket or the like also to form (the side) in this manner. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Upset \Up*set"\, v. t. 1. To set up to put upright. [Obs.] ``With sail on mast upset.'' --R. of Brunne 2. a To thicken and shorten, as a heated piece of iron, by hammering on the end b To shorten (a tire) in the process of resetting, originally by cutting it and hammering on the ends 3. To overturn, overthrow, or overset; as to upset a carriage; to upset an argument. ``Determined somehow to upset the situation.'' --Mrs. Humphry Ward. 4. To disturb the self-possession of to disorder the nerves of to make ill; as the fright upset her [Colloq.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Upset \Up*set"\, v. i. To become upset. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Upset \Up"set`\, a. Set up fixed; determined; -- used chiefly or only in the phrase upset price; that is the price fixed upon as the minimum for property offered in a public sale, or in an auction, the price at which property is set up or started by the auctioneer, and the lowest price at which it will be sold. After a solemn pause, Mr Glossin offered the upset price for the lands and barony of Ellangowan --Sir W. Scott. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Upset \Up"set`\, n. The act of upsetting, or the state of being upset; an overturn; as the wagon had an upset. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: upset adj 1: afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief; "too upset to say anything"; "spent many disquieted moments"; "distressed about her son's leaving home"; "lapsed into disturbed sleep"; "worried parents"; "a worried frown"; "one last worried check of the sleeping children" [syn: {disquieted}, {distressed}, {disturbed}, {worried}] 2: thrown into a state of disarray or confusion; "troops fleeing in broken ranks"; "a confused mass of papers on the desk"; "the small disordered room"; "with everything so upset" [syn: {broken}, {confused}, {disordered}] 3: used of an unexpected defeat of a team favored to win; "the Bills' upset victory over the Houson Oilers" [syn: {upset(a)}] 4: mildly physically distressed; "an upset stomach" 5: having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom; "an overturned car"; "the upset pitcher of milk"; "sat on an upturned bucket" [syn: {overturned}, {upturned}] n 1: an unhappy and worried mental state; "there was too much anger and disturbance"; "she didn't realize the upset she caused me" [syn: {disturbance}, {perturbation}] 2: the act of disturbing the mind or body; "his carelessness could have caused an ecological upset"; "she was unprepared for this sudden overthrow of their normal way of living" [syn: {derangement}, {overthrow}] 3: a disturbance of normal functioning; "the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder"; "everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time" [syn: {disorder}] 4: the act of upsetting something "he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed" [syn: {overturn}, {turnover}] 5: an improbable and unexpected victory; "the biggest upset since David beat Goliath" [syn: {overturn}] v 1: disturb the balance or stability of "The hostile talks upset the peaceful relations between the two countries" 2: cause to lose one's composure [syn: {discompose}, {untune}, {disconcert}, {discomfit}] 3: move deeply; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought" [syn: {disturb}, {trouble}] 4: cause to overturn from an upright or normal position; "The cat knocked over the flower vase" [syn: {overturn}, {tip over}, {turn over}, {knock over}, {bowl over}] 5: form metals with a swage [syn: {swage}] 6: defeat suddenly and unexpectedly; "The foreign team upset the local team"
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