overturn

noun

  1. 1

    an improbable and unexpected victory

    the biggest upset since David beat Goliath

  2. 2

    the act of upsetting something

    he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed

verb

  1. 1

    change radically

    E-mail revolutionized communication in academe

  2. 2

    rule against

    The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill

  3. 3

    cancel officially

    He revoked the ban on smoking

    lift an embargo

  4. 4

    turn from an upright or normal position

    The big vase overturned

    The canoe tumped over

  5. 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. 6

    cause the downfall of; of rulers

    The Czar was overthrown

    subvert the ruling class

Synonyms

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