Overturn - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˌəʊvərˈtɜːrn|  American pronunciation of the word overturn
Brit.  |ˌəʊvəˈtɜːn|  British pronunciation of the word overturn

noun

- the act of upsetting something (syn: turnover, upset)
- an improbable and unexpected victory (syn: upset)

verb

- turn from an upright or normal position (syn: tip over, turn over)
The big vase overturned
- cause to overturn from an upright or normal position (syn: bowl over, tip over, turn over, upset)
- rule against (syn: override, overrule, overthrow, reverse)
- cause the downfall of; of rulers (syn: bring down, overthrow, subvert)
- cancel officially (syn: annul, countermand, lift, repeal, rescind, reverse, revoke, vacate)
- change radically (syn: revolutionize)

Extra examples

The dog overturned the bowl.

The truck went off the road and overturned several times.

The court overturned his conviction.

The burglars overturned all the furniture in the house.

The car hit a tree and overturned.

The Court of Appeal overturned the earlier decision.

Leslie jumped to her feet, overturning her chair.

His car overturned, trapping him inside.

The big vase overturned

...the DNA evidence was all the disproof needed to overturn the wrongful conviction...

The judges voted to overturn a ruling made by an inferior court.

Unless the ban is watertight, EU laws will overturn it.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: overturn
he/she/it: overturns
present participle: overturning
past tense: overturned
past participle: overturned
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