Antonyms for turn upside down


Grammar : Verb


Definition of turn upside down

  • As in overturn : verb flip over
  • As in rummage : verb ransack, search
  • As in scour : verb search thoroughly
  • As in search : verb seek to find something
  • As in shake up : verb upset, unsettle
  • As in upset : verb disorder; knock over
  • As in comb : verb search by ransacking
  • As in dig : verb investigate; discover
  • As in hound : verb chase, badger
Example sentences :
  • She: "The world will not turn upside down, and you will have no citron."
  • Extract from : « Jewish Children » by Sholem Naumovich Rabinovich
  • It was easy to turn upside down our belief in the Fall of Man.
  • Extract from : « Behind the Mirrors » by Clinton W. Gilbert
  • It did no good, because Cottage Dairy Companies are democratic, and do not turn upside down to advantage.
  • Extract from : « The Second Fiddle » by Phyllis Bottome
  • Season the inner side of the tomatoes with salt and pepper, and turn upside down so the water will run out.
  • Extract from : « The Hotel St. Francis Cook Book » by Victor Hirtzler
  • I have been even known to turn upside down, with my wheels in the air; spun by the same mysterious Miss.
  • Extract from : « Fantasia of the Unconscious » by D. H. Lawrence
  • When cake shrinks from pan remove from oven and turn upside down on cake cooler.
  • Extract from : « New Royal Cook Book » by Anonymous
  • Most packers carry a galvanized affair, which they turn upside down on top of the pack.
  • Extract from : « Camp and Trail » by Stewart Edward White
  • When the jelly is perfectly congealed and firm, place a dish over the mould, turn upside down, and remove it.
  • Extract from : « Hand-Book of Practical Cookery for Ladies and Professional Cooks » by Pierre Blot
  • As soon as cold, place a dish on the mould, turn upside down, and remove the mould.
  • Extract from : « Hand-Book of Practical Cookery for Ladies and Professional Cooks » by Pierre Blot
  • The 'urn by the Adriatic' (which all the French know how to turn upside down) fixes the reference to Shelley—does it not?
  • Extract from : « The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett, Vol. 1 (of 2) 1845-1846 » by Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett

Synonyms for turn upside down

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