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Noun
S:
(n)
upset (upset%1:04:02::)
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overturn (overturn%1:04:00::)
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turnover (turnover%1:04:00::)
(the act of upsetting something)
"he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed"
S:
(n)
overturn (overturn%1:04:01::)
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upset (upset%1:04:00::)
(an improbable and unexpected victory)
"the biggest upset since David beat Goliath"
Verb
S:
(v)
overturn (overturn%2:38:00::)
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turn over (turn_over%2:38:00::)
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tip over (tip_over%2:38:00::)
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tump over (tump_over%2:38:01::)
(turn from an upright or normal position)
"The big vase overturned"; "The canoe tumped over"
S:
(v)
overturn (overturn%2:38:01::)
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tip over (tip_over%2:38:01::)
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turn over (turn_over%2:38:02::)
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upset (upset%2:38:00::)
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knock over (knock_over%2:38:00::)
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bowl over (bowl_over%2:38:00::)
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tump over (tump_over%2:38:00::)
(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"
S:
(v)
overrule (overrule%2:31:00::)
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overturn (overturn%2:31:00::)
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override (override%2:31:00::)
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overthrow (overthrow%2:31:00::)
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reverse (reverse%2:31:00::)
(rule against)
"The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill"
S:
(v)
overthrow (overthrow%2:41:00::)
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subvert (subvert%2:41:00::)
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overturn (overturn%2:41:00::)
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bring down (bring_down%2:41:00::)
(cause the downfall of; of rulers)
"The Czar was overthrown"; "subvert the ruling class"
S:
(v)
revoke (revoke%2:32:00::)
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annul (annul%2:32:00::)
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lift (lift%2:32:00::)
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countermand (countermand%2:32:00::)
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reverse (reverse%2:32:00::)
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repeal (repeal%2:32:00::)
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overturn (overturn%2:32:00::)
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rescind (rescind%2:32:00::)
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vacate (vacate%2:32:00::)
(cancel officially)
"He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"
S:
(v)
revolutionize (revolutionize%2:30:00::)
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revolutionise (revolutionise%2:30:00::)
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overturn (overturn%2:30:00::)
(change radically)
"E-mail revolutionized communication in academe"