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turns upside down

turns upside down is the third-person singular simple present indicative of turn upside down.

Meaning of turn upside down

Verb

turn upside down (third-person singular simple present turns upside down, present participle turning upside down, simple past and past participle turned upside down)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To flip over; to rotate top to bottom.
    • Turn the box upside down and look at the bottom.
    Synonyms:
    flip over, turn over
  2. (idiomatic, transitive) To thoroughly examine.
    • They turned the house upside down looking for the car keys.
  3. (idiomatic, transitive) To alter (something) significantly, often in a negative way.
    • Rio Ferdinand will almost certainly miss out on Euro 2004, and possibly much more, because of the missed drug test which has turned his life upside down.2003 October 30, Daniel Taylor, “Ferdinand may miss Euro 2004”, in The Guardian

Questions about turns upside down

What is turns upside down the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Turns upside down is the third-person singular simple present indicative of turn upside down.

Words near turns upside down in the dictionary

  1. turns up one's toes
  2. turns up the heat
  3. turns up the volume on
  4. turns up trumps
  5. turns upon
  6. turns upside down
  7. turnscrew
  8. turnscrews
  9. turnsheet
  10. turnsheets
  11. turnshoe

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