overturn
noun
1. the act of upsetting something
Similar word(s): turnover, upset
Definition categories: act, inversion, upending
2. an improbable and unexpected victory
Similar word(s): upset
verb
1. turn from an upright or normal position
- The big vase overturned
- The canoe tumped over
Definition categories: motion, turn
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
Similar word(s): upset
Definition categories: motion, displace, move
3. rule against
- The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill
Similar word(s): override, overrule, overthrow, reverse
Definition categories: cognition, decree, rule
4. cause the downfall of; of rulers
- The Czar was overthrown
Similar word(s): overthrow, subvert
Definition categories: social, depose
5. cancel officially
Similar word(s): annul, countermand, lift, repeal, rescind, reverse, revoke, vacate
Definition categories: communication, cancel
6. change radically
Similar word(s): revolutionise, revolutionize