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topsyturned

topsyturned is the simple past and past participle of topsyturn.

Meaning of topsyturn

Verb

topsyturn (third-person singular simple present topsyturns, present participle topsyturning, simple past and past participle topsyturned)

  1. (transitive) To turn upside down, or bring into a state of disorder.
    • a Cockney couple who topsyturn a country estate1993, Time, volume 141, numbers 9-17, page 54

Questions about topsyturned

What is topsyturned the simple past and past participle of?
Topsyturned is the simple past and past participle of topsyturn.

Words near topsyturned in the dictionary

  1. topsy-turvyed
  2. topsy-turvying
  3. topsy-turvyness
  4. topsy-turvys
  5. topsyturn
  6. topsyturned
  7. topsyturning
  8. topsyturns
  9. topsyturvily
  10. topsyturviness
  11. topsyturvy

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