overturn (redirected from overturns)

o·ver·turn  (vr-tûrn)

v. o·ver·turned, o·ver·turn·ing, o·ver·turns

v.tr.

1. To cause to turn over or capsize; upset.

2.

a. To cause the ruin or destruction of; overthrow. See Synonyms at overthrow.

b. Law To invalidate or reverse (a decision) by legal means: "his continuing legal battles to overturn a draft-evasion conviction" (Robert Lipsyte).

v.intr.

To turn over or capsize.

n. (vr-tûrn)

1. The act or process of overturning.

2. The state of having been overturned.

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overturn

vb [ˌəʊvəˈtɜːn]

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 [ˈəʊvəˌtɜːn]

the act of overturning or the state of being overturned

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	overturn - the act of upsetting something; "he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed" turnover, upset upending, inversion - turning upside down; setting on end
	2.	overturn - an improbable and unexpected victory; "the biggest upset since David beat Goliath" upset success - an attainment that is successful; "his success in the marathon was unexpected"; "his new play was a great success"
Verb	1.	overturn - turn from an upright or normal position; "The big vase overturned"; "The canoe tumped over" tip over, tump over, turn over capsize, turn turtle, turtle - overturn accidentally; "Don't rock the boat or it will capsize!" turn - change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs" upend - become turned or set on end; "the airplanes upended" tip over, tump over, bowl over, knock over, overturn, turn over, upset - cause to overturn from an upright or normal position; "The cat knocked over the flower vase"; "the clumsy customer turned over the vase"; "he tumped over his beer"
	2.	overturn - cause to overturn from an upright or normal position; "The cat knocked over the flower vase"; "the clumsy customer turned over the vase"; "he tumped over his beer" bowl over, knock over, tip over, tump over, turn over, upset move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" overturn, tip over, tump over, turn over - turn from an upright or normal position; "The big vase overturned"; "The canoe tumped over"
	3.	overturn - rule against; "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill" override, overrule, overthrow, reverse decree, rule - decide with authority; "The King decreed that all firstborn males should be killed"
	4.	overturn - cause the downfall of; of rulers; "The Czar was overthrown"; "subvert the ruling class" overthrow, subvert, bring down revolutionize - overthrow by a revolution, of governments depose, force out - force to leave (an office)
	5.	overturn - cancel officially; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence" countermand, repeal, rescind, revoke, annul, vacate, reverse, lift go back on, renege, renege on, renegue on - fail to fulfill a promise or obligation; "She backed out of her promise" strike down, cancel - declare null and void; make ineffective; "Cancel the election results"; "strike down a law"
	6.	overturn - change radically; "E-mail revolutionized communication in academe" revolutionize, revolutionise alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

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overturn

verb

1. tip over, spill, topple, upturn, capsize, upend, keel over, overbalance The lorry went out of control, overturned and smashed into a wall. Two salmon fishermen died when their boat overturned.

2. knock over or down, upset, upturn, tip over, upend Alex jumped up so violently that he overturned the table.

3. reverse, change, alter, cancel, abolish, overthrow, set aside, repeal, quash, revoke, overrule, override, negate, rescind, invalidate, annul, nullify, obviate, countermand, declare null and void, overset The Russian parliament overturned his decision.

4. overthrow, defeat, destroy, overcome, crush, bring down, oust, topple, do away with, depose, unseat, dethrone He accused his opponents of wanting to overturn the government.

Translations

overturn [ˌəʊvəˈtɜːn]

A. VT [+ car, boat, saucepan] → volcar; [+ government] → derrocar, derribar; [+ decision, ruling] → anular
they managed to have the ruling overturned → lograron hacer anular la decisión

B. VI [car] → volcar, dar una vuelta de campana; [boat] → zozobrar

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overturn [ˌəʊvə^rˈtɜː^rn]

vt

[+ object] → renverser

[+ decision, judgement] → infirmer

[+ regime, system] → renverser

vi [vehicle] → se retourner

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overturn

vt

(lit) → umkippen, umwerfen; (= capsize) boat → zum Kentern bringen, umkippen; the ship rocked violently overturning chairs and tables → das Schiff schwankte so heftig, dass Tische und Stühle umkippten

(fig) regime → stürzen; philosophy, world view → umstürzen; law, ban, conviction → aufheben

vi (chair) → umkippen; (boat also) → kentern

n (of government) → Sturz m; (of world view etc) → Umsturz m; (of law, ban, conviction) → Aufhebung f

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overturn [ˌəʊvəˈtɜːn]

1. vt (car, boat, chair) → capovolgere, ribaltare; (government, regime) → rovesciare (Law) (decision) → annullare, cassare

2. vi (car, boat) → rovesciarsi, ribaltarsi

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overturn [ˌəʊvəˈtɜːn]

1. vt (car, boat, chair) → capovolgere, ribaltare; (government, regime) → rovesciare (Law) (decision) → annullare, cassare

2. vi (car, boat) → rovesciarsi, ribaltarsi

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overturn

v overturn [əuvəˈtəːn]

to turn over They overturned the boat; The car overturned. omkeer, omslaan يَقْلِبُ رأسا على عَقْب обръщам převrátit (se) vælte umkippen αναποδογυρίζω volcar, dar una vuelta de campana (vehículo) kummuli ajama, kummuli minema واژگون کردن kaataa faire chavirer, (se) retourner לַהֲפוֹך पलट जाना prevrnuti se felborít terbalik velta, hvolfa rovesciare, rovesciarsi ひっくり返す 전복하다 ap(si)versti apgāzt terbalik (doen) omslaan velte, kantre przewrócić (się) virar(-se) a (se) răsturna опрокидывать(ся) prevrátiť (sa) prevrniti prevrnuti se välta [] คว่ำลง devirmek 使翻過來，推翻 перекидати(ся) پلٹ دينا lật đổ 使翻过来，推翻