About The Word Overturn
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What's The Definition Of Overturn?
[n] an improbable and unexpected victory; "the biggest upset since David beat Goliath"
[n] the act of upsetting something; "he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed" [v] change radically; "E-mail revolutionized communication in academe" [v] rule against; "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill" [v] annul by recalling or rescinding; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence" [v] cause the downfall of; of rulers; "The Czar was overthrown"; "subvert the ruling class" [v] turn from an upright or normal position; "The big vase overturned" [v] cause to overturn from an upright or normal position; "The cat knocked over the flower vase"; "the clumsy customer turned over the vase" Synonyms | Synonyms for Overturn: annul | bring down | countermand | lift | override | overrule | overthrow | overthrow | repeal | rescind | reverse | reverse | revoke | revolutionise | revolutionize | subvert | tip over | turn over | turnover | upset | vacate Related Terms | Find terms related to Overturn: answer | answer conclusively | argue down | be lost | beating | bloodless revolution | bouleversement | breakdown | breakup | bring down | capsizal | capsize | careen | cataclysm | catastrophe | clean slate | clean sweep | collapse | computer revolution | confound | confute | conquering | conquest | contradict | controvert | convulsion | counterrevolution | crash | crush | culbute | culbuter | deathblow | debacle | deck | defeat | demolish | deny | depose | destruction | dismiss | dispose of | down | downcast | downfall | downthrow | drubbing | eject | failure | fall | finish | floor | founder | go down | hiding | honeycomb | invert | keel | keel over | knock down | knock over | lambasting | lathering | licking | mastery | nonplus | oust | ouster | ousting | overcome | overcoming | overmaster | overmatch | overpower | overset | overthrow | overturning | overwhelm | palace revolution | parry | pitchpole | precipitation | prostrate | prostration | put to silence | quietus | radical change | rebut | reduce to silence | refute | reorganization | revolt | revolute | revolution | revolutionary war | revolutionize | revulsion | ruin | sabotage | sap | sap the foundations | scuttle | send flying | settle | shake-up | shut up | silence | sink | smash | smash all opposition | somersault | somerset | spasm | spill | squash | squelch | striking alteration | subdual | subduing | subjugation | subversion | subvert | surmount | sweeping change | tabula rasa | technological revolution | thrashing | throw down | throw over | tip over | topple | topple over | toppling | topsy-turvify | topsy-turvy | total change | transilience | trimming | trip | trip up | trouncing | tumble | turn a somersault | turn over | turn topsy-turvy | turn turtle | turn upside down | turnover | undermine | undoing | unhorse | unseat | unseating | unthrone | upend | upheaval | upset | upset the boat | upturn | vanquishment | violent change | Waterloo | weaken | whipping See Also | alter | cancel | capsize | change | decree | depose | displace | force out | go back on | inversion | move | renege | renege on | renegue on | revolutionize | rule | strike down | success | turn | turn turtle | turtle | upend | upending Overturn In Webster's Dictionary \O`ver*turn"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overturned}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Overturning}.]
1. To turn or throw from a basis, foundation, or position; to
overset; as, to overturn a carriage or a building.
2. To subvert; to destroy; to overthrow.
3. To overpower; to conquer. --Milton.
Syn: To demolish; overthrow. See {Demolish}.
\O"ver*turn`\, n. The act off overturning, or the state of being overturned or subverted; overthrow; as, an overturn of parties. |
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