Definition

The act of upsetting, or the state of being upset; an overturn; as, the wagon had an upset.

Other Definitions

This word also has 2 other definitions:

UPSET (adjective)

Set up; fixed; determined; -- used chiefly or only in the phrase upset price; that is, the price fixed upon as the minimum for property offered in a p...

UPSET (verb)

1. To set up; to put upright. [Obs.] "With sail on mast upset." R. of Brunne. 2. To thicken and shorten, as a heated piece of iron, by hammering on t...