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overturn

/ overturn /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
"the biggest upset since David beat Goliath"
Type of:
success
Derived:
upset
verb Sense 2
"The big vase overturned"
"The canoe tumped over"
Type of:
turn
Derived:
upset turnover
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 3
"The cat knocked over the flower vase"
"the clumsy customer turned over the vase"
"he tumped over his beer"
Type of:
move displace
Derived:
upset turnover
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 4
the act of upsetting something
"he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed"
Type of:
inversion upending
verb Sense 5
"The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill"
Type of:
rule decree
Derived:
reversal
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 6
"E-mail revolutionized communication in academe"
Type of:
change alter modify
Derived:
revolution
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 7
cause the downfall of; of rulers
"The Czar was overthrown"
"subvert the ruling class"
Type of:
depose force out
Kinds of:
revolutionize
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 8
"He revoked the ban on smoking"
"lift an embargo"
"vacate a death sentence"
Type of:
cancel strike down
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
66%
Sense Count
8
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
57
Times Searched
2
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