overturn
noun
- 1
an improbable and unexpected victory
the biggest upset since David beat Goliath
- 2
the act of upsetting something
he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed
verb
- 1
change radically
E-mail revolutionized communication in academe
- 2
rule against
The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill
- 3
cancel officially
He revoked the ban on smoking
lift an embargo
- 4
turn from an upright or normal position
The big vase overturned
The canoe tumped over
- 5
cause to overturn from an upright or normal position
The cat knocked over the flower vase
the clumsy customer turned over the vase
- 6
cause the downfall of; of rulers
The Czar was overthrown
subvert the ruling class
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