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overturn

(,/oU/v/@/r't/@/rn )

the act of upsetting something(noun.act)

Synonym:
turnover, upset

source: wordnet30
an improbable and unexpected victory(noun.act)

Synonym:
upset

source: wordnet30
The act off overturning, or the state of being overturned or subverted; overthrow; as, an overturn of parties.(noun)

source: webster1913

turn from an upright or normal position(verb.motion)

Example:
The big vase overturned.

Synonym:
tip over, tump over, turn over

source: wordnet30
cause to overturn from an upright or normal position(verb.motion)

Synonym:
bowl over, knock over, tip over, tump over, turn over, upset

source: wordnet30
rule against(verb.cognition)

Synonym:
override, overrule, overthrow, reverse

source: wordnet30
cause the downfall of; of rulers(verb.social)

Synonym:
bring down, overthrow, subvert

source: wordnet30
cancel officially(verb.communication)

Synonym:
annul, countermand, lift, repeal, rescind, reverse, revoke, vacate

source: wordnet30
change radically(verb.change)

Synonym:
revolutionise, revolutionize

source: wordnet30
To turn or throw from a basis, foundation, or position; to overset; as, to overturn a carriage or a building.(verb)

source: webster1913

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