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overturn
[ verb oh-ver-turn; noun oh-ver-turn ]
verb (used with object)
to overturn a vase.
The conspiracy finally overturned the regime.
The new findings have not overturned the theory itself.
Synonyms:
- to reverse (an official or legal decision):
Rather than accept defeat, the company filed a complaint in federal appeals court to overturn the ruling.
verb (used without object)
- to turn onto its side, face, or back; capsize:
When his canoe overturned, he lost scientific instruments and journals.
noun
- the act of overturning.
- the state of being overturned.
overturn
verb
- to turn or cause to turn from an upright or normal position
- tr to overthrow or destroy
- tr to invalidate; reverse
the bill was passed in the Commons but overturned in the Lords
noun
- the act of overturning or the state of being overturned
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 辞路惫别谤路迟耻谤苍路补路产濒别 adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
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Example Sentences
He recounted how he survived by scrambling onto an overturned lifeboat in the icy waters.
The convictions were overturned by Parliament last year.
Miller鈥檚 first trial ended in a mistrial, and his second trial resulted in a conviction that was overturned.
On 17 February, all 80 passengers survived after a Delta Air Lines plane crashed and overturned while landing in Toronto.
"It's a tough task, a task that is probably too big for Chelsea to overturn," said Williams.
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