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upset(dictionary)
upset 2, verb(dictionary)
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upset (iou)



upset verb. In sense 1d usu. upsett. Infl. -tt-. Pa. t. & pple -set, (in sense 1d) -setted. LME.
[from UP- + SET verb1.]
verb trans.
a. Set up, raise, erect; establish in position or power. LME-E17.
b. Force back the end of (a metal bar etc.) by hammering or beating, esp. when heated. L17.
c. Agriculture. Ridge up. M18.
d. Basket-making. Bend upwards (a stake) plaited into the base of a basket to form part of the frame for the side. Also, form the upsett of (a basket). L19.
verb trans.
a. Make good, make up for; get over or recover from (a loss etc.). Scot. E16-E19.
b. Restore to good or the usual condition. obsolete exc. dial. M17.
verb intrans. Be overturned or capsized. L18.
T. Knight If the horses had not run so fast we should not have upset.
verb trans. Overturn, capsize; knock over. L18.
Pall Mall Gazette A fishing-boat was upset by a squall..and its three occupants perished. Jo Grimond He ordered tea, which he upset..all over his desk.
b. fig. Disrupt, undo. E19.
G. Greene He continues..to upset all our notions of what a novel's form should be.
verb trans.
a. Disturb the composure of; make unhappy or angry; trouble, distress, offend. E19.
D. Madden Don't cry so..try not to upset yourself. C. Brayfield Cruelty to animals upset Victoria.
b. Disorder physically; spec. disturb the digestion of. M19.
upsettable adjective L19.