overturn

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   To turn over, capsize or upset.

   • About three or four minutes later still an express freight on the up main line ran into the wreckage at about 35 m.p.h. Its engine also overturned and 15 more wagons were added to the mounting pile of wreckage.
   • We also found that the only emergency egress from the tram was by smashing the front or rear windscreens, and that emergency lighting had failed when the tram overturned.
2. 2

   To overthrow or destroy.

3. 3

   To reverse (a decision)

   To reverse (a decision); to overrule or rescind.

   • In a report for the Sun on Sunday, Barak claimed that Andrew is consulting lawyers about overturning that settlement.
   • Harvey was rightfully convicted. It’s unfortunate that the court has overturned his conviction. As a survivor, I am beyond disappointed.
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   1. 4

      To diminish the significance of a previous defeat by winning

      To diminish the significance of a previous defeat by winning; to make a comeback from.

   2. 5

      To undergo a limnic eruption, where dissolved gas suddenly erupts from the depths.

   3. 6

      A turning over or upside-down

      A turning over or upside-down; inversion.

   4. 7

      The overturning or overthrow of some institution or state of affairs

      The overturning or overthrow of some institution or state of affairs; ruin.

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