Cause to overturn from an upright or normal position
To turn or throw from a basis, foundation, or position; to overset;
Noun
an improbable and unexpected victory; "the biggest upset since David beat Goliath"
Noun
the act of upsetting something; "he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed"
Verb
change radically; "E-mail revolutionized communication in academe"
Verb
rule against; "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill"
Verb
annul by recalling or rescinding; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"
Verb
turn from an upright or normal position; "The big vase overturned"; "The canoe tumped over"
Verb
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"
Verb
cause the downfall of; of rulers; "The Czar was overthrown"; "subvert the ruling class"
v. t.
To turn or throw from a basis, foundation, or
position; to overset; as, to overturn a carriage or a building.
v. t.
To subvert; to destroy; to overthrow.
v. t.
To overpower; to conquer.
n.
The act off overturning, or the state of being overturned
or subverted; overthrow; as, an overturn of parties.
Overturn
Overturn
To turn or throw from a basis, foundation, or position; to overset;
The act off overturning, or the state of being overturned or subverted; overthrow;
Usage Examples
The first legislation that I produced relating to the Internet was a bill to overturn a restriction inside of the law that prohibited the Internet backbone from being used for anything other than research and scientific and educational communication.
What I've always said is that I'm opposed to institutional racism, and I would've, had I've been alive at the time, I think, had the courage to march with Martin Luther King to overturn institutional racism, and I see no place in our society for institutional racism.
Intellectual despair results in neither weakness nor dreams, but in violence. It is only a matter of knowing how to give vent to one's rage whether one only wants to wander like madmen around prisons, or whether one wants to overturn them.
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Other Usage ExamplesPresident Obama orders religious organizations to violate their conscience. I will defend religious liberty and overturn regulations that trample on our first freedom.
Republicans would have preferred the court overturn the health care bill, an act that would have underscored Obama's biggest liability - the perception among voters, including those who like and trust him, that he has been ineffective.
I do support a constitutional amendment on marriage between a man and a woman, but I would not be going into the states to overturn their state law.
If we try to engineer outcomes, if we overturn tradition to make everyone the same, we ruin society. If we upset tradition to allow for an equal shot at the starting gate, everyone wins, except for the charlatans and would be dictators.
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