up ending
verb (used with object)
2.
to affect drastically or radically, as tastes, opinions, reputations, or systems.
3.
to defeat in competition, as in boxing or business.
verb (used without object)
4.
to become upended.
5.
to place the body back-end up, as a dabbling duck.
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Up ending
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| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to turn or set or become turned or set on end |
| 2. | (tr) to affect or upset drastically |
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