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verb
- 1. tip (something) over so that it is on its side or upside down: "the crowd proceeded to overturn cars and set them on fire"
- 2. abolish, invalidate, or reverse (a previous system, decision, situation, etc.): "the results overturned previous findings" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. an act of overturning something. rare
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OVERTURN definition: 1. to (cause to) turn over: 2. to change a legal decision: 3. If you overturn someone's majority…. Learn more.
1. : the act of overturning : the state of being overturned. 2. : the sinking of surface water and rise of bottom water in a lake or sea that results from changes in temperature that commonly occur in spring and fall. Synonyms. Verb. capsize.
to turn over, or to cause something to turn over: [ I ] The truck overturned, spilling its cargo. To overturn a decision or judgment is for a court to change it so it will not be in effect: [ T ] The court of appeals overturned her conviction and ordered a new trial.
If something overturns or if you overturn it, it turns upside down or on its side. The lorry veered out of control, overturned and smashed into a wall. [ VERB ]
Overturn definition: to cause (something) to turn onto its side, face, or back; upset. See examples of OVERTURN used in a sentence.
1. to turn or cause to turn from an upright or normal position. 2. (tr) to overthrow or destroy. 3. (tr) to invalidate; reverse: the bill was passed in the Commons but overturned in the Lords. n. the act of overturning or the state of being overturned.
Definition of overturn verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Overturn definition: To cause to turn over; upset or flip over.
1. If something overturns or if you overturn it, it turns upside down or on its side. [...] 2. If someone in authority overturns a legal decision, they officially decide that that decision is incorrect or not valid. [...] More. Conjugations of 'overturn' present simple: I overturn, you overturn [...] past simple: I overturned, you overturned [...]
Overturn definition: to cause (something) to turn onto its side, face, or back; upset. See examples of OVERTURN used in a sentence.
