4 entries under this word

Upset

Up-sēt’, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [imp. & p. p. UPSET; p. pr. & vb. n. UPSETTING.] [From up and set.]

To set up; to put upright.
To thicken and shorten, as a heated piece of iron, by hammering on the end, when it is set up endwise;—applied also to the shortening and resetting of the tire of a wheel.
To overturn, overthrow, or overset; as, to upset a carriage.

Up-sēt', v. i.

verbintransitive

To become thickened and shortened, as a piece of iron when hammered on the end.

Ūp'set, a.

adjective

a. Set up; belonging to that which is set up for sale; — used chiefly or only in the phrase upset price, that is, the price for which the goods, &c., are offered in a public sale, or, in an auction, the price at which they are set up or started by the auctioneer, and the lowest price at which they can be sold.

After a solemn pause, Mr. Glossin offered the upset price for the lands and barony of Ellangowan. W. Scott.

Ŭp'set, n.

noun

An overturn; an overthrow, as of a carriage.