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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.
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.
1. : to cause to turn over : upset. overturned the vase. 2. a. : invalidate, destroy. the degree to which accident could overturn the schemes of wise men Oscar Handlin. b. : reverse sense 2a. overturn a court ruling. intransitive verb. : upset, turn over. The car went off the road and overturned several times. overturn. 2 of 2. noun.
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.
To overturn something is to either flip it upside down or to invalidate it. An amateur kayaker might overturn her boat, while a judge may decide to overturn a previous judgment. When you overturn a wheelbarrow or a tricycle, you literally turn it over.
Definition of overturn verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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. [...] 3. To overturn a government or system means to remove it or destroy it. [...] More. Conjugations of 'overturn'
overturn definition: 1. to officially change a legal decision 2. If something overturns or if you overturn something, it…. Learn more.
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 [...]
