What does overturn mean?
Definitions for overturn
ˌoʊ vərˈtɜrn; ˈoʊ vərˌtɜrnover·turn
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Princeton's WordNet
upset, overturn, turnovernoun
the act of upsetting something
"he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed"
overturn, upsetverb
an improbable and unexpected victory
"the biggest upset since David beat Goliath"
overturn, turn over, tip over, tump oververb
turn from an upright or normal position
"The big vase overturned"; "The canoe tumped over"
overturn, tip over, turn over, upset, knock over, bowl over, tump oververb
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"
overrule, overturn, override, overthrow, reverseverb
rule against
"The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill"
overthrow, subvert, overturn, bring downverb
cause the downfall of; of rulers
"The Czar was overthrown"; "subvert the ruling class"
revoke, annul, lift, countermand, reverse, repeal, overturn, rescind, vacateverb
cancel officially
"He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"
revolutionize, revolutionise, overturnverb
change radically
"E-mail revolutionized communication in academe"
Wiktionary
overturnverb
To turn over, capsize or upset (something)
overturnverb
To overthrow or destroy something
overturnverb
To reverse a decision; to overrule or rescind
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Overturnverb
Etymology: over and turn.
He is wise in heart and mighty in strength —— which removeth the mountains, and overturneth them in his anger. Job ix. 5.
These will sometimes overturn, and sometimes swallow up towns, and make a general confusion in nature. Burnet.
This he obviates, by saying we see all the ideas in God; which is an answer to this objection, but such an one as overturns his whole hypothesis, and renders it useless and as unintelligible, as any of those he has laid aside. John Locke.
If we will not encourage publick works of beneficence, till we are secure that no storm shall overturn what we help to build; there is no room left for charity. Francis Atterbury.
A monument of deathless fame,
A woman’s hand o’erturns. Nicholas Rowe.Pain excessive overturns all patience. John Milton.
ChatGPT
overturn
Overturn generally means to invalidate, reverse, or to cause the downfall or destruction of something, such as a law, decision, or government. It can also refer to the act of moving or turning something over or upside down, or causing it to topple or capsize, in a physical sense.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Overturn
ō-vėr-turn′, v.t. to throw down or over: to subvert: to conquer: to ruin.—ns. O′verturn, state of being overturned; Overturn′er.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
overturn
To overthrow; to conquer.
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Anagrams for overturn »
turnover
turn over
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of overturn in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of overturn in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of overturn in a Sentence
If you thought the pink hats that women were wearing after the 2016 election -- and the 3 million women who marched around this country -- was a significant move, you just wait until this issue is put in front of the( Supreme Court) justices and if they were, in fact, to overturn Roe v. Wade, that is a picture in which you will see women with pitchforks.
I have seen enough discrepancies throughout at least Wisconsin that would overturn the Wisconsin election, there are issues like what I'm saying and then there are issues like the Kraken.
The stakes are too high for the American people, who do not want Supreme Court to advance a political agenda to overturn the law of the land on health care for people with pre-existing conditions, women's reproductive health, and the constitutional rights and freedoms of all Americans.
They would probably overturn Hobby Lobby.
New York-baseddefense attorney Lance Fletcher:
Vindictive does not equal vindication and never will. to me, this motion seems like a good idea because it will not hurt Gawker to make it at this point but it probably won't succeed because it is difficult to overturn are jury verdict and it is unclear how relevant the additional tapes would have been.
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- umwirftGerman
- kumota, ympäri, kaataaFinnish
- casser, renverser, capoter, retournerFrench
- cuir thairisScottish Gaelic
- ribaltare, capovolgereItalian
- porohuri, whakataupokiMāori
- kapseizen, omverwerpen, omslaanDutch
- derrubar, anular, capotarPortuguese
- คว่ำThai
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