Overturn - Definition

n 1: the act of upsetting something; "he was badly bruised by
the upset of his sled at a high speed" [syn: upset,
overturn, turnover]
2: an improbable and unexpected victory; "the biggest upset
since David beat Goliath" [syn: overturn, upset]
v 1: turn from an upright or normal position; "The big vase
overturned"; "The canoe tumped over" [syn: overturn,
turn over, tip over, tump over]
2: 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" [syn:
overturn, tip over, turn over, upset, knock over,
bowl over, tump over]
3: rule against; "The Republicans were overruled when the House
voted on the bill" [syn: overrule, overturn, override,
overthrow, reverse]
4: cause the downfall of; of rulers; "The Czar was overthrown";
"subvert the ruling class" [syn: overthrow, subvert,
overturn, bring down]
5: cancel officially; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an
embargo"; "vacate a death sentence" [syn: revoke, annul,
lift, countermand, reverse, repeal, overturn,
rescind, vacate]
6: change radically; "E-mail revolutionized communication in
academe" [syn: revolutionize, revolutionise, overturn]