Lexicon: upborne – upset

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upborne, verbal adj. [up- + OE ber-an, to support, sustain; see bear, v.]

Lifted; elevated; ascended; risen.

upbraid (-s), v. [up- + OE bregdan, to bring forward for reproach]

Reproach; find fault with; reprove; censure; reprimand.

uphold (upheld), v. [see hold, v.]

upholsterer (upholst'rer), n. [ME; see uphold, v.]

uplift (-s), v. [see lift, v.]

Elevate; raise; produce; lift up; bring forth.

upon (opon), adv. [see upon, prep.]

  1. At; toward; in the direction of.
  2. About; over; with attention to.

upon (opon), prep. [ME; see up, adv. + on, adv.]

  1. On; using; standing upward with.
  2. On; in contact with; at the point of.
  3. Affecting; opposing; up against; grating on.
  4. During.

upper, adj. [OE upp + -er]

upright, adj. [OE uppriht]

Erect; vertical; normal.

upset, v. [WFris opsette.]

Overturn; capsize; tip over.