| Upset (upset) |
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| v. t. | (?) |
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| Up*set" |
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To
set up; to put upright.
To thicken and shorten, as a
heated piece of iron, by hammering on the end.
To overturn, overthrow, or overset; as, to
upset a carriage; to upset an argument.
To disturb the self-possession of; to disorder
the nerves of; to make ill; as, the fright upset her.
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| Upset (upset) |
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| v. i. | |
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| Up*set" |
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| Upset (upset) |
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| a. | (?) |
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| Up"set` |
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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.
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The act of upsetting, or the
state of being upset; an overturn; as, the wagon had an
upset.
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| Upset (upset) |
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| v. t. | |
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| Up*set" |
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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.
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