upset

1. v. t. To set up; to put upright. Source: opted

2. v. t. To thicken and shorten, as a heated piece of iron, by hammering on the end. Source: opted

3. v. t. To shorten (a tire) in the process of resetting, originally by cutting it and hammering on the ends. Source: opted

4. v. t. To overturn, overthrow, or overset; as, to upset a carriage; to upset an argument. Source: opted

5. v. t. To disturb the self-possession of; to disorder the nerves of; to make ill; as, the fright upset her. Source: opted

6. v. i. To become upset. Source: opted

7. a. 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. Source: opted

8. n. The act of upsetting, or the state of being upset; an overturn; as, the wagon had an upset. Source: opted

9. adj. afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief Source: wordnet

10. adj. thrown into a state of disarray or confusion Source: wordnet

11. adj. used of an unexpected defeat of a team favored to win Source: wordnet

12. adj. mildly physically distressed Source: wordnet

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