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English Dictionary: overturn	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for overturn
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
overturn n the act of upsetting something; "he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed" Synonym(s): upset, overturn, turnover an improbable and unexpected victory; "the biggest upset since David beat Goliath" Synonym(s): overturn, upset v turn from an upright or normal position; "The big vase overturned"; "The canoe tumped over" Synonym(s): overturn, turn over, tip over, tump over 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" Synonym(s): overturn, tip over, turn over, upset, knock over, bowl over, tump over rule against; "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill" Synonym(s): overrule, overturn, override, overthrow, reverse cause the downfall of; of rulers; "The Czar was overthrown"; "subvert the ruling class" Synonym(s): overthrow, subvert, overturn, bring down cancel officially; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence" Synonym(s): revoke, annul, lift, countermand, reverse, repeal, overturn, rescind, vacate change radically; "E-mail revolutionized communication in academe" Synonym(s): revolutionize, revolutionise, overturn
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Overturn \O`verturn"\, 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}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Overturn \O"verturn`\, n. The act off overturning, or the state of being overturned or subverted; overthrow; as, an overturn* of parties.