overturn
noun
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the act of upsetting something
he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed
Types & categories
- upending hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
turn from an upright or normal position
The big vase overturned
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
an improbable and unexpected victory
the biggest upset since David beat Goliath
Types & categories
- success hypernym
Related & opposite
- upset derivation
Sense 4 verb
cause to overturn from an upright or normal position
The cat knocked over the flower vase
Types & categories
- move hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 5 verb
rule against
The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill
Types & categories
- rule hypernym
Related & opposite
- reversal derivation
Sense 6 verb
cause the downfall of; of rulers
The Czar was overthrown
Types & categories
- force out hypernym
- revolutionize hyponym
Related & opposite
- overthrow derivation
- subversive activity derivation
- revolutionist derivation
- insurgent derivation
Sense 7 verb
cancel officially
He revoked the ban on smoking
Types & categories
- strike down hypernym
- renege hyponym
Related & opposite
- abrogation derivation
- recission derivation
- vacation derivation
- revocation derivation
- turnabout derivation
- countermand derivation
- reverse derivation
- reversible derivation
Sense 8 verb
change radically
E-mail revolutionized communication in academe
Types & categories
- change hypernym
Related & opposite
- revolution derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | overturn |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | bowl over |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | upending |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | overturn |
| 2 | verb group | Related & opposite | bowl over |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | turn |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | turtle |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | upend |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | upset |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | success |
| 4 | causes | Related & opposite | overturn |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | overturn |
| 4 | verb group | Related & opposite | overturn |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | move |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | reversal |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | rule |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | overthrow |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | subversive activity |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | revolutionist |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | insurgent |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | force out |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | revolutionize |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | abrogation |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | recission |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | vacation |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | revocation |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | turnabout |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | countermand |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | reverse |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | reversible |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | strike down |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | renege |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | revolution |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | change |