overturn

Plural: overturns

Noun

• the act of upsetting something
• an improbable and unexpected victory
• A turning over or upside-down; inversion.
• The overturning or overthrow of some institution or state of affairs; ruin.

Verb

Verb Forms: overturned, overturning, overturns

• To cause to tip or fall over; to reverse a decision.
• turn from an upright or normal position
  • "The big vase overturned"
• cause to overturn from an upright or normal position
• rule against
• cause the downfall of; of rulers
• cancel officially
• change radically
• To turn over, capsize or upset.
• To overthrow or destroy.
• To reverse (a decision); to overrule or rescind.
• To diminish the significance of a previous defeat by winning; to make a comeback from.
• To undergo a limnic eruption, where dissolved gas suddenly erupts from the depths.

Examples

• A skillful player can overturn a losing Scrabble game with one high-scoring play.

Synonyms

annul, bowl over, bring down, countermand, knock over, lift, override, overrule, overthrow, repeal, rescind, reverse, revoke, revolutionise, revolutionize, subvert, tip over, tump over, turn over, turnover, upset, vacate

Anagrams of overturn