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1 VERB If you uproot yourself or if you are uprooted , you leave, or are made to leave, a place where you have lived for a long time. □ [V pron-refl] …the trauma of uprooting themselves from their homes. □ [V n] He had no wish to uproot Dena from her present home. □ [be V -ed] …refugees who were uprooted during the civil war.

2 VERB If someone uproots a tree or plant, or if the wind uproots it, it is pulled out of the ground. □ [V n] …fallen trees which have been uprooted by the storm. □ [V -ed] …uprooted trees.

up|scale /ʌ pske I l/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] Upscale is used to describe products or services that are expensive, of good quality, and intended to appeal to people in a high social class. [AM ] □  …upscale department-store chains such as Bloomingdale's and Saks Fifth Avenue. ● ADV [ADV after v] Upscale is also an adverb. □  T-shirts, the epitome of American casualness, have moved upscale. [in BRIT, use upmarket ]

up|set ◆◇◇ (upsets , upsetting , upset ) The verb and adjective are pronounced /ʌpse t/. The noun is pronounced /ʌ pset/. 1 ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] If you are upset , you are unhappy or disappointed because something unpleasant has happened to you. □  After she died I felt very, very upset. □  Marta looked upset. □  She sounded upset when I said you couldn't give her an appointment. □ [+ by ] They are terribly upset by the break-up of their parents' marriage. [Also + about ] ● N‑COUNT Upset is also a noun. □  …stress and other emotional upsets.

2 VERB If something upsets you, it makes you feel worried or unhappy. □ [V n] She warned me not to say anything to upset him. □ [V pron-refl] Don't upset yourself, Ida. ●  up|set|ting ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] □ [+ for ] Childhood illness can be upsetting for children and parents alike. □  I will never see him again and that is a terribly upsetting thought.

3 VERB If events upset something such as a procedure or a state of affairs, they cause it to go wrong. □ [V n] …a deal that would upset the balance of power in the world's gold markets. ● N‑COUNT Upset is also a noun. □ [+ in ] Markets are very sensitive to any upsets in the economic machine.

4 VERB If you upset an object, you accidentally knock or push it over so that it scatters over a large area. □ [V n] Don't upset the piles of sheets under the box.

5 N‑COUNT A stomach upset is a slight illness in your stomach caused by an infection or by something that you have eaten. □  Paul was unwell last night with a stomach upset. ● ADJ [ADJ n] Upset is also an adjective. □  Larry is suffering from an upset stomach.

6to upset the applecart → see applecart

up|shot /ʌ pʃɒt/ N‑SING The upshot of a series of events or discussions is the final result of them, usually a surprising result. □  The upshot is that we have lots of good but not very happy employees.

up|side down /ʌ psa I d daʊ n/ also upside-down

1 ADV [ADV after v, n ADV ] If something has been moved upside down , it has been turned round so that the part that is usually lowest is above the part that is usually highest. □  The painting was hung upside down. □  Salter held the bag by the corners and shook it upside down. ● ADJ Upside down is also an adjective. □  His eyes were open and everything he saw was upside down. □  Tony had an upside-down map of Britain on his wall.

2to turn something upside down → see turn

up|stage /ʌ pste I dʒ/ (upstages , upstaging , upstaged )