Overturn Definition

ōvər-tûrn
overturned, overturning, overturns
verb
overturned, overturning, overturns
To turn or throw over; upset.
Webster's New World
To cause to fall over; knock or topple over.
Bumped the vase and overturned it.
American Heritage
To conquer; defeat; ruin.
Webster's New World
To ransack.
Found that the room had been overturned during the night.
American Heritage
To turn or tip over; capsize.
Webster's New World
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noun
overturns
The act or process of overturning.
The court's overturn of a ruling.
American Heritage
An overturning or being overturned.
Webster's New World
The periodic mixing or circulation of water in a lake or sea as a result of changing temperature of its layers.
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Origin of Overturn

  • over- +"Ž turn

    From Wiktionary

Overturn Sentence Examples

  • He carefully worked the ATV down a steep washed out trail that threatened to overturn the vehicle several times.

  • His great object, as it was also the great object of Faraday, was to overturn the idea of action at a distance.

  • This allows me to screen and place recruits more effectively, reducing your employee overturn and increasing your bottom line by stabilizing training dollars.

  • The Law Lords unanimously upheld the Court of Appeal's decision to overturn the ban on the license originally imposed by the High Court.

  • They overturn our thinking and challenge us to adopt the way of life of a radical counterculture.

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