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verb
- 1. tip (something) over so that it is on its side or upside down: "the crowd proceeded to overturn cars and set them on fire"
- 2. abolish, invalidate, or reverse (a previous system, decision, situation, etc.): "the results overturned previous findings" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. an act of overturning something. rare
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To overturn something is to either flip it upside down or to invalidate it. An amateur kayaker might overturn her boat, while a judge may decide to overturn a previous judgment. When you overturn a wheelbarrow or a tricycle, you literally turn it over.
verb. /ˌəʊvəˈtɜːn/ /ˌəʊvərˈtɜːrn/ Verb Forms. [intransitive, transitive] if something overturns, or if somebody overturns it, it turns into a position in which the top of it is where the bottom of it normally is or on its side. The car skidded and overturned. overturn something He stood up quickly, overturning his chair. Join us.
1. to turn or cause to turn from an upright or normal position. 2. ( tr) to overthrow or destroy. 3. ( tr) to invalidate; reverse: the bill was passed in the Commons but overturned in the Lords. n. the act of overturning or the state of being overturned.
If something overturns or if you overturn it, it turns upside down or on its side.
Overturn definition: To cause to turn over; upset or flip over.
1. If something overturns or if you overturn it, it turns upside down or on its side. [...] 2. If someone in authority overturns a legal decision, they officially decide that that decision is incorrect or not valid. [...] More. Conjugations of 'overturn' present simple: I overturn, you overturn [...] past simple: I overturned, you overturned [...]
overturned. adjective. having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom. “an overturned car”. synonyms: upset, upturned. turned. moved around an axis or center.
1. The act or process of overturning: the court's overturn of a ruling. 2. The state of having been overturned. 3. The periodic mixing or circulation of water in a lake or sea as a result of changing temperature of its layers. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
Verb. overturn ( third-person singular simple present overturns, present participle overturning, simple past and past participle overturned) To turn over, capsize or upset (something) To overthrow or destroy something. ( legal) To reverse a decision; to overrule or rescind.
Overturn Synonyms. To cause the downfall, destruction, or ending of; overthrow or abolish. Synonyms for OVERTURN: capsize, overthrow, countermand, topple, reverse, upset, knock over, invalidate, revolutionize, revoke, annul, spill, subvert, turn over, lift, tilt, tip, upend, repeal, void, rescind.
