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To flip over; to rotate top to bottom.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, transitive
Examples
- Turn the box upside down and look at the bottom.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: flip over, turn over
Antonyms: none provided
To thoroughly examine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, transitive
Examples
- They turned the house upside down looking for the car keys.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To alter (something) significantly, often in a negative way.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
28 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
جَعَلَ عَالِيَ الشَّيْءِ سَافِلَهُ
(jaʕala ʕāliya š-šayʔi sāfilahu)
— to rotate top to bottom
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Arabic:
قَلَبَ
(qalaba)
— to rotate top to bottom
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Arabic:
كَفَأَ
(kafaʔa)
— to rotate top to bottom
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Ngazidja Comorian:
ukausa
— to rotate top to bottom
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French:
renverser
— to rotate top to bottom
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Galician:
envorcar
— to rotate top to bottom
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Galician:
voltear
— to rotate top to bottom
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German:
umdrehen
— to rotate top to bottom
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Hungarian:
felfordít
— to rotate top to bottom
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Korean:
뒤집어엎다
(dwijibeo'eopda)
— to rotate top to bottom
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Korean:
엎다
(eopda)
— to rotate top to bottom
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Latin:
invertō
— to rotate top to bottom
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Polish:
odwracać do góry nogami
— to rotate top to bottom
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Polish:
odwrócić do góry nogami
— to rotate top to bottom
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Spanish:
dar la vuelta
— to rotate top to bottom
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Spanish:
girar
— to rotate top to bottom
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Spanish:
voltear
— to rotate top to bottom
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Spanish:
trabucar
— to rotate top to bottom
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Finnish:
kääntää ylösalaisin
— to thoroughly examine
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Hungarian:
felforgat
— to thoroughly examine
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Hungarian:
tűvé tesz
— to thoroughly examine
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Polish:
przeczesywać
— to thoroughly examine
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Polish:
przeczesać
— to thoroughly examine
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Hungarian:
felforgat
— to alter significantly, often in a negative way
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Hungarian:
feje tetejére állít
— to alter significantly, often in a negative way
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Polish:
wywracać do góry nogami
— to alter significantly, often in a negative way
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Polish:
wywrócić do góry nogami
— to alter significantly, often in a negative way
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Spanish:
trabucar
— to alter significantly, often in a negative way
