Definitions for upside down
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
up′side down′(adv.)
with the upper part undermost.
in or into complete disorder; topsy-turvy:
to turn the house upside down.
Origin of upside down:
1300–50; ME upsedoun, earlier up so doun
up′side-down′(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
inverted, upside-down(adverb)
being in such a position that top and bottom are reversed
"a quotation mark is sometimes called an inverted comma"; "an upside-down cake"
upside down(adverb)
in an inverted manner
"the box was lying on the floor upside down"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
upside down(adverb)ˈʌpˌsaɪd for 1,3; ˈʌpˈsaɪd for 6
with the part that is usually on the bottom on top
The turtle was lying upside down on its shell.
upside downˈʌpˌsaɪd for 1,3; ˈʌpˈsaɪd for 6
to cause a lot of mess or confusion
They turned the room upside down looking for cash.; a shape like an upside down pyramid
Wiktionary
upside down(Adverb)
Inverted, so that the top is now at the bottom
upside down(Adverb)
In great disorder
upside down(Adjective)
Inverted; turned so that the top is at the bottom.
upside down(Adjective)
Owing more money for something than it is worth; having negative equity.
Translations for upside down
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- ondersteboAfrikaans

- مَقْلوبArabic

- наопакиBulgarian

- de pernas para o arPortuguese (BR)

- převráceněCzech

- verkehrt herumGerman

- omvendtDanish

- ανάποδαGreek

- boca abajo, al revésSpanish

- tagurpidiEstonian

- وارونه؛ پشت و روFarsi

- ylösalaisinFinnish

- à l'enversFrench

- הָפוּךHebrew

- उलटा-पुलटा, औंधाHindi

- naopačkeCroatian

- felfordítvaHungarian

- terbalikIndonesian

- á hvolfiIcelandic

- capovolto, rovesciatoItalian

- さかさまにJapanese

- 거꾸로하다Korean

- aukštielninkaiLithuanian

- ačgārni; ar kājām gaisā; otrādiLatvian

- terbalikMalay

- onderstebovenDutch

- opp ned, med bunnen i væretNorwegian

- do góry nogamiPolish

- وارونه؛ پشت و روPersian

- مخ او شاتهPashto

- de pernas para o arPortuguese

- invers, cu susulîn josRomanian

- вверх дномRussian

- obrátenýSlovak

- prekucnjenSlovenian

- naopačkeSerbian

- uppochnerSwedish

- คว่ำลงThai

- baş aşağıTurkish

- 顛倒,亂七八糟Chinese (Trad.)

- догори ногамиUkrainian

- اوپر تلےUrdu

- lộn ngược, đảo lộnVietnamese

- 颠倒,乱七八糟Chinese (Simp.)

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