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Definition of upset

Upset
Upset Up*set", v. t. (Basketwork) To turn upwards the outer ends of (stakes) so as to make a foundation for the side of a basket or the like; also, to form (the side) in this manner.
Upset
Upset Up*set", v. t. 1. To set up; to put upright. [Obs.] ``With sail on mast upset.' --R. of Brunne. 2. (a) To thicken and shorten, as a heated piece of iron, by hammering on the end. (b) To shorten (a tire) in the process of resetting, originally by cutting it and hammering on the ends. 3. To overturn, overthrow, or overset; as, to upset a carriage; to upset an argument. ``Determined somehow to upset the situation.' --Mrs. Humphry Ward. 4. To disturb the self-possession of; to disorder the nerves of; to make ill; as, the fright upset her. [Colloq.]
Upset
Upset Up*set", v. i. To become upset.
Upset
Upset Up"set`, a. Set up; fixed; determined; -- used chiefly or only in the phrase upset price; that is, the price fixed upon as the minimum for property offered in a public sale, or, in an auction, the price at which property is set up or started by the auctioneer, and the lowest price at which it will be sold. After a solemn pause, Mr. Glossin offered the upset price for the lands and barony of Ellangowan. --Sir W. Scott.
Upset
Upset Up"set`, n. The act of upsetting, or the state of being upset; an overturn; as, the wagon had an upset.

Meaning of upset from wikipedia

- Look up upset in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Upset may refer to: Upset (band), an American rock band Upset (competition), where a likely winner loses...
- Perry's nickname of Upsetter, after his song "I Am the Upsetter", a musical dismissal of his former boss Coxsone Dodd. The Upsetters were originally Gladdy's...
- An upset occurs in a competition, frequently in electoral politics or sports, when the party po****rly expected to win (the "favorite") is defeated by...
- Aircraft upset is an unacceptable condition, in aircraft operations, in which the aircraft flight attitude or airspeed is outside the normally intended...
- The Upsetter is a studio album of Lee "Scratch" Perry productions, released in 1969. The album largely comprises instrumentals from Perry's studio band...
- "I'm Upset" is a song by Canadian rapper Drake from his fifth studio album Scorpion (2018). It was released by Young Money Entertainment and Cash Money...
- Upset (foaled 1917 in New Jersey) is notable as the only horse to have ever defeated Man o' War. Man o' War, who would go on to a career in which he won...
- A single-event upset (SEU), also known as a single-event error (SEE), is a change of state caused by one single ionizing particle (e.g. ions, electrons...
- The Upsetters were a band that pla**** with American musician and poet Little Richard from 1953 to the early 1960s. They would continue to tour and record...
- Upset is an American band, formed in 2013. The band originally consisted of Ali Koehler on guitar and lead vocals, Jenn Prince on lead guitar and vocals...