upend

Verb

• become turned or set on end
  • "the airplanes upended"
• set, turn, or stand on end
  • "upend the box and empty the contents"
• To end up; to set on end.
• To tip or turn over.
• To destroy, invalidate, overthrow, or defeat.
• To affect or upset drastically.

Examples

• "By the middle of March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic upended normal life for virtually all Americans."
• "The scientific evidence upended the popular myth."
• "upend the box and empty the contents"
• "When he upended the bottle of water over his sleeping sister, the lid popped off and surprised them both."