upturn: Meaning and Definition of

up•turn

1. to turn up or over: The farmer upturned clumps of sod with his spade.
2. to cause disorder; upheave: The storm upturned the town.
3. to direct or turn upward: She upturned her face toward heaven and prayed.

1. to turn up or upward: Her eyes upturned to see his face.

1. chaos or extreme disorder, as in society; an upheaval.
2. an upward turn, or a changing and rising movement, as in prices or business.