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Webster 1913 Edition
Upside
Up′sideˊ
,Noun.
1.
The upper side; the part that is uppermost.
To be upsides with
, to be even with.
[Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
Sir W. Scott.
T. Hughes.
– Upside down
. [Perhaps a corruption of OE.
up so down
, literally, up as down.] With the upper part undermost; hence, in confusion; in complete disorder; topsy-turvy.
Shak.
These that have turned the world
upside down
are come hither also. Acts xvii. 6.
Definition 2024
upside
upside
English
Noun
upside (plural upsides)
- the highest or uppermost side or portion of something
- a favourable aspect of something that also has an unfavourable aspect
- an upward tendency, especially in a financial market etc
Alternative forms
- up-side
Antonyms
Translations
the highest or uppermost side or portion of something
a favourable aspect of something that also has an unfavourable aspect
an upward tendency, especially in a financial market etc
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Derived terms
Preposition
upside
- (informal) On the top of.
- 2002, Pamela Duncan, Moon Women
- Ruth Ann clenched her hand around the hairbrush and felt like smacking Ashley upside the head with it. She knew better than to talk that way.
- 2002, Pamela Duncan, Moon Women