up-end verb. [ʌp'ɛnd] Orig. dial. E19.
[from UP- + END noun.]
1. verb trans. Set (something) on its end; turn end upwards. E19.
■ R. D. Laing He..disarranged and upended the beds.
■ P. Lively He upends the bottle into her glass.

2. verb intrans. Rise up on end; spec. (of a duck etc.) dip the head below water and raise the tail into the air, when feeding in shallow water. L19.
New Scientist It had a beak like a swan and it could probably up-end in water.

3. verb intrans. Oil Industry. Manoeuvre an offshore oil platform into an upright position. Only as up-ending verbal noun. L20.

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