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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.
The meaning of OVERTURN is to cause to turn over : upset. How to use overturn in a sentence.
OVERTURN meaning: 1. to (cause to) turn over: 2. to change a legal decision: 3. If you overturn someone's majority…. Learn more.
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 from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [intransitive, transitive] if something overturns, or if somebody overturns it, it turns into a position in which the top of it is where the bottom of it normally is or on its side. The car skidded and overturned.
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 ]
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. [...]
OVERTURN definition: 1. to officially change a legal decision 2. If something overturns or if you overturn something, it…. Learn more.
1. to cause to turn over on the side, face, or back. 2. to destroy the power of; overthrow. 3. to turn over; capsize. n. 4. the act of overturning. 5. the state of being overturned. 6. the thorough circulation of water and nutrients brought about in a lake by the action of wind in the spring and fall.
What does the noun overturn mean? There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun overturn, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. overturn has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. How common is the noun overturn?
