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UK
/ˌəʊvətˈɜːn/
]
[ US /ˈoʊvɝˌtɝn/ ]
[ US /ˈoʊvɝˌtɝn/ ]
VERB
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cancel officially
lift an embargo
vacate a death sentence
He revoked the ban on smoking -
turn from an upright or normal position
The canoe tumped over
The big vase overturned -
cause the downfall of; of rulers
subvert the ruling class
The Czar was overthrown -
change radically
E-mail revolutionized communication in academe -
cause to overturn from an upright or normal position
the clumsy customer turned over the vase
The cat knocked over the flower vase
he tumped over his beer -
rule against
The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill
NOUN
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an improbable and unexpected victory
the biggest upset since David beat Goliath -
the act of upsetting something
he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed
How To Use overturn In A Sentence
- Is that anger enough to overturn governments and rattle the founding idea of Europe? Times, Sunday Times
- At least one car was overturned and others had windows smashed by what locals described as a mini tornado that swept through the area shortly before 1pm.
- Second, the Employment Tribunal's decision should be read generously and not overturned merely because of infelicitous or inappropriate statements which were looking at the matter in the round, of an inessential nature.
- They overturned the verdict because of its lightness.
- Pierre sat bold upright so quickly that he bonked his head on the floor of the overturned boat.
- But the conviction was overturned on a technicality.
- This situation can only be overturned if power is instituted from below.
- President-elect Barack Obama said Friday he wanted legislation in Congress to permit federal funding on stem cell research and overturn a ban imposed by President George W. Bush.
- Nothing short of substantive and meaningful improvement in the material well being of ordinary South Africans will overturn this tide of distrust and scepticism.
- It seemed that we had a mountain to climb to overturn a 10-0 deficit. Times, Sunday Times