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English noun: overturn | |||
| 1. | overturn (act) the act of upsetting something | ||
| Samples | He was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed. | ||
| Synonyms | turnover, upset | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | inversion, upending | ||
| 2. | overturn (act) an improbable and unexpected victory | ||
| Samples | The biggest upset since David beat Goliath. | ||
| Synonyms | upset | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | success | ||
English verb: overturn | |||
| 1. | overturn (motion) turn from an upright or normal position | ||
| Samples | The big vase overturned. The canoe tumped over. | ||
| Examples | These cars won't overturn | ||
| Synonyms | tip over, tump over, turn over | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | turn | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | capsize, turn turtle, turtle, upend | ||
| Verb group | bowl over, knock over, overturn, tip over, tump over, turn over, upset | ||
| 2. | overturn (motion) cause to overturn from an upright or normal position | ||
| Samples | The cat knocked over the flower vase. The clumsy customer turned over the vase. He tumped over his beer. | ||
| Synonyms | bowl over, knock over, tip over, tump over, turn over, upset | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | displace, move | ||
| Cause | overturn, tip over, tump over, turn over | ||
| Verb group | overturn, tip over, tump over, turn over | ||
| 3. | overturn (cognition) rule against | ||
| Samples | The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill. | ||
| Synonyms | override, overrule, overthrow, reverse | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | decree, rule | ||
| 4. | overturn (social) cause the downfall of; of rulers | ||
| Samples | The Czar was overthrown. Subvert the ruling class. | ||
| Synonyms | bring down, overthrow, subvert | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | depose, force out | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | revolutionize | ||
| 5. | overturn (communication) cancel officially | ||
| Samples | He revoked the ban on smoking. Lift an embargo. Vacate a death sentence. | ||
| Synonyms | annul, countermand, lift, repeal, rescind, reverse, revoke, vacate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cancel, strike down | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | go back on, renege, renege on, renegue on | ||
| 6. | overturn (change) change radically | ||
| Samples | E-mail revolutionized communication in academe. | ||
| Synonyms | revolutionise, revolutionize | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
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