verb
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To make (a person) angry, distressed, or unhappy.
example
I’m sure the bad news will upset him, but he needs to know.
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To disturb, disrupt or adversely alter (something).
example
Introducing a foreign species can upset the ecological balance.
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To tip or overturn (something).
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To defeat unexpectedly.
example
Truman upset Dewey in the 1948 US presidential election.
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To be upset or knocked over.
example
The carriage upset when the horse bolted.
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To set up; to put upright.
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To thicken and shorten, as a heated piece of iron, by hammering on the end.
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To shorten (a tire) in the process of resetting, originally by cutting it and hammering on the ends.