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over·turn
/ˌovɚ/
傾覆,破滅,革命(vt.)推翻,顛倒(vi.)翻倒
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
O·ver·turn
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
.
Syn:
--
To
demolish
;
overthrow
.
See
Demolish
.
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
O·ver·turn
,
n.
The
act
off
overturning
,
or
the
state
of
being
overturned
or
subverted
;
overthrow
;
as
,
an
overturn
of
parties
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
overturn
n
1:
the
act
of
upsetting
something
; "
he
was
badly
bruised
by
the
upset
of
his
sled
at
a
high
speed
" [
syn
:
upset
,
turnover
]
2:
an
improbable
and
unexpected
victory
; "
the
biggest
upset
since
David
beat
Goliath
" [
syn
:
upset
]
v
1:
turn
from
an
upright
or
normal
position
; "
The
big
vase
overturned
"; "
The
canoe
tumped
over
" [
syn
:
turn over
,
tip over
,
tump over
]
2:
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
" [
syn
:
tip
over
,
turn over
,
upset
,
knock over
,
bowl over
,
tump
over
]
3:
rule
against
; "
The
Republicans
were
overruled
when
the
House
voted
on
the
bill
" [
syn
:
overrule
,
override
,
overthrow
,
reverse
]
4:
cause
the
downfall
of
;
of
rulers
; "
The
Czar
was
overthrown
";
"
subvert
the
ruling
class
" [
syn
:
overthrow
,
subvert
,
bring
down
]
5:
annul
by
recalling
or
rescinding
; "
He
revoked
the
ban
on
smoking
"; "
lift
an
embargo
"; "
vacate
a
death
sentence
"
[
syn
:
revoke
,
annul
,
lift
,
countermand
,
reverse
,
repeal
,
rescind
,
vacate
]
6:
change
radically
; "
E-mail
revolutionized
communication
in
academe
" [
syn
:
revolutionize
,
revolutionise
]
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