upside down
adverb
up·side down
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Definition of upside down
1
: in such a way that the upper and the lower parts are reversed in position
2
: in or into great disorder
turned their world upside down
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Other Words from upside down
upside-down
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Examples of upside down in a Sentence
You hung the picture upside down!
To remove the plant, turn the pot upside down and tap gently on the bottom to loosen it.
The baby was holding the book upside down.
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Bryan, who plays doubles with his brother, Bob Bryan, turned his racket upside down, held it like a rifle and pretended to shoot. — Caitlin O'kane, CBS News, "Player fined $10,000 for making shooting gesture with racket at U.S. Open," 2 Sep. 2019 Here’s a good reason to turn that frown upside down: Optimistic people live as much as 15% longer than pessimists, according to a new study spanning thousands of people and 3 decades. — David Shultz, Science | AAAS, "Cheer up! Optimists live longer," 26 Aug. 2019 Many of the tunes have echoes of Middle Eastern rhythms, K-pop hits, jazz and EDM -- but all sort of turned upside down. — Keith Caulfield, Billboard, "How the Music From Disney's Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge Goes Beyond the Cantina on 'Playlist #1' Album: Exclusive," 23 Aug. 2019 While his teammates spent the following months basking in the triumph of their undefeated season, Brown’s life was being turned upside down by something that put his football future in jeopardy. — Brian Murphy, orlandosentinel.com, "UCF offensive lineman Jake Brown happy after years of adversity," 16 Aug. 2019 Officers responded to the scene around 9:07 a.m. to find the tanker truck upside down with its tank resting on the hillside above a creek. — Thy Vo, The Mercury News, "Overturned tanker closes Lucas Valley Road in Marin County," 28 July 2019 The aircraft was upside down with all five main rotor blades separated. — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, "Helicopter Carrying Billionaire Chris Cline and 6 Others Crashed Just 1 Minute After Taking Off," 25 July 2019 It was created in the image of a lighthouse to represent the light the organization shines in children’s lives: one marshmallow covered in yellow sprinkles on an upside down sugar cone topped with several ice cream scoops. — Krislyn Placide, sun-sentinel.com, "Nonprofits concoct sweet creations during Hoffman’s Chocolates Ice Cream Sundae competition," 18 July 2019 To serve, turn upside down, then peel away plastic wrap. — Woman's Day Kitchen, Woman's Day, "Blueberry & Nectarine Semifreddo," 18 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'upside down.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for upside down
upside down
adverb
English Language Learners Definition of upside down
: with the top at the bottom and the bottom at the top : placed so that the end that should be at the top is at the bottom
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upside-down
adjective
up·side-down
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Kids Definition of upside-down
1
: having the upper part underneath and the lower part on top
The letter "u" is an upside-down "n."
2
: showing great confusion
upside-down logic
upside down
adverb
up·side down
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Kids Definition of upside down
1
: in such a way that the upper part is underneath and the lower part is on top
I turned his chocolate pudding upside down on his tray.— Jerry Spinelli, Crash
2
: in or into great confusion
The injury turned her life upside down.
upside down
adjectiveLegal Definition of upside down
: underwater
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