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Meaning of overturn

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

overturn

noun

Definitions

  1. A turning over or upside-down; inversion.

  2. The overturning or overthrow of some institution or state of affairs; ruin.

verb

Definitions

  1. To turn over, capsize or upset.

  2. To overthrow or destroy.

  3. To reverse (a decision); to overrule or rescind.

  4. To diminish the significance of a previous defeat by winning; to make a comeback from.