v. t. | 1. | To set up; to put upright. |
2. | To thicken and shorten, as a heated piece of iron, by hammering on the end. | |
3. | To overturn, overthrow, or overset; | |
4. | To disturb the self-possession of; to disorder the nerves of; to make ill; | |
5. | (Basketwork) 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. | |
v. i. | 1. | To become upset. |
a. | 1. | 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. |
n. | 1. | The act of upsetting, or the state of being upset; an overturn; |