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verb
- 1. tip (something) over so that it is on its side or upside down: "the crowd proceeded to overturn cars and set them on fire"
- 2. abolish, invalidate, or reverse (a previous system, decision, situation, etc.): "the results overturned previous findings" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. an act of overturning something. rare
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OVERTURN definition: 1. to (cause to) turn over: 2. to change a legal decision: 3. If you overturn someone's majority…. Learn more.
The meaning of OVERTURN is to cause to turn over : upset. How to use overturn in a sentence.
to turn over, or to cause something to turn over: [ I ] The truck overturned, spilling its cargo. To overturn a decision or judgment is for a court to change it so it will not be in effect: [ T ] The court of appeals overturned her conviction and ordered a new trial.
Overturn definition: to cause (something) to turn onto its side, face, or back; upset. See examples of OVERTURN used in a sentence.
1. to turn or cause to turn from an upright or normal position. 2. ( tr) to overthrow or destroy. 3. ( tr) to invalidate; reverse: the bill was passed in the Commons but overturned in the Lords. n. the act of overturning or the state of being overturned.
If something overturns or if you overturn it, it turns upside down or on its side. The lorry veered out of control, overturned and smashed into a wall. [ VERB ]
To overturn something is to either flip it upside down or to invalidate it. An amateur kayaker might overturn her boat, while a judge may decide to overturn a previous judgment. When you overturn a wheelbarrow or a tricycle, you literally turn it over.
