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--adj. 6 capsized, overturned, upside down, bottom side up,
inverted, reversed, toppled, tipped over, topsy-turvy: We clung
to the bottom of the upset boat till help arrived. 7 sick,
queasy: Eve has an upset stomach and cannot go. 8 perturbed,
disturbed, disquieted, disconcerted, agitated, distressed,
worried, troubled, unnerved, distracted, apprehensive, nervous,
frightened, scared, afraid: We found Valdimir in a terribly
upset state at Natasha's disappearance. 9 disordered, confused,
disorganized, messed-up, jumbled, muddled, disturbed,
disarranged: The house is never so upset as after a party. 10
angry, irate, furious, beside oneself, mad, Colloq fit to be
tied, Slang freaked out: Father was upset because I took the
car without his permission.
--n. 11 defeat, upsetting, conquest, overthrow, rout,
thrashing, triumph, victory: We celebrated the upset of Queen's
Park Rangers by Manchester United. 12 surprise, unexpected event
or occurrence: The upset of the season was when Carridoff won
the Derby.
upshot n. result, end (result), outcome, ending, conclusion,
termination, effect, after-effect, fallout, wake, backwash,
repercussion, after-clap, feedback, resolution, culmination,
denouement or d‚nouement, issue, Colloq pay-off, US wrap-up:
The upshot of the nasty business was that Bowles was sent to
prison for life.
upstart n. parvenu(e), arriviste, nouveau riche, (social) climber,
status-seeker, pretender, nobody: That upstart husband of
Dora's tried to get me to invest in some scheme of his.
uptake n. comprehension, understanding, apprehension, grasp,
perception, insight, perspicaciousness, perspicacity,
perceptiveness, sensitivity: Billie was very quick on the
uptake, and knew immediately what the man was after.
21.6 urge...
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urge v. 1 press, push, drive, force, impel, speed, accelerate,
hurry, rush, hustle, move, goad, prod, egg on, spur: He urged