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overturn

 
Noun overturn has 2 senses
  1. upset, overturn, turnover - the act of upsetting something; "he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed"
    --1 is a kind of inversion, upending
    Derived forms: verb overturn2, verb overturn1
  2. overturn, upset - an improbable and unexpected victory; "the biggest upset since David beat Goliath"
    --2 is a kind of success
Verb overturn has 6 senses
  1. overturn, turn over, tip over, tump over - turn from an upright or normal position; "The big vase overturned"; "The canoe tumped over"
    --1 is one way to turn
    Derived form: noun overturn1
    Sample sentence:
    These cars won't overturn
  2. overturn, tip over, turn over, upset, knock over, bowl over, tump over - cause to overturn from an upright or normal position; "The cat knocked over the flower vase"; "the clumsy customer turned over the vase"; "he tumped over his beer"
    --2 is one way to move, displace
    Derived form: noun overturn1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  3. overrule, overturn, override, overthrow, reverse - rule against; "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill"
    --3 is one way to rule, decree
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  4. overthrow, subvert, overturn, bring down - cause the downfall of; of rulers; "The Czar was overthrown"; "subvert the ruling class"
    --4 is one way to depose, force out
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
  5. revoke, annul, lift, countermand, reverse, repeal, overturn, rescind, vacate - annul by recalling or rescinding; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"
    --5 is one way to cancel, strike down
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  6. revolutionize, revolutionise, overturn - change radically; "E-mail revolutionized communication in academe"
    --6 is one way to change, alter, modify
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
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