- upset, overturn, turnover - the act of upsetting something; "he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed"
--1 is a kind of inversion, upending
Derived forms: verb overturn2, verb overturn1 - overturn, upset - an improbable and unexpected victory; "the biggest upset since David beat Goliath"
--2 is a kind of success
- overturn, turn over, tip over, tump over - turn from an upright or normal position; "The big vase overturned"; "The canoe tumped over"
--1 is one way to turn
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun overturn1
These cars won't overturn
- overturn, tip over, turn over, upset, knock over, bowl over, tump over - 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"
--2 is one way to move, displace
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun overturn1
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- overrule, overturn, override, overthrow, reverse - rule against; "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill"
--3 is one way to rule, decree
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- overthrow, subvert, overturn, bring down - cause the downfall of; of rulers; "The Czar was overthrown"; "subvert the ruling class"
--4 is one way to depose, force out
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
- revoke, annul, lift, countermand, reverse, repeal, overturn, rescind, vacate - annul by recalling or rescinding; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"
--5 is one way to cancel, strike down
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- revolutionize, revolutionise, overturn - change radically; "E-mail revolutionized communication in academe"
--6 is one way to change, alter, modify
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something