Hyphenation of upend

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word upend? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

up-end

Definitions of upend:

1.	Become turned or set on end The airplanes upended
2.	Set, turn, or stand on end Upend the box and empty the contents

Synonyms of upend:

verb	overturn, turn over, tip over, tump over
verb	put, set, place, pose, position, lay

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.