Sekirov Dictionary

overturn

/ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈtɜː(ɹ)n/

verb 5
noun 2
forms 5

verb5

•
To turn over, capsize or upset.
- We also found that the only emergency egress from the tram was by smashing the front or rear windscreens, and that emergency lighting had failed when the tram overturned. — 2021
•
To reverse (a decision); to overrule or rescind.
- In a report for the Sun on Sunday, Barak claimed that Andrew is consulting lawyers about overturning that settlement. — 2023
To overthrow or destroy.
To diminish the significance of a previous defeat by winning; to make a comeback from.
To undergo a limnic eruption, where dissolved gas suddenly erupts from the depths.

noun2

A turning over or upside-down; inversion.
The overturning or overthrow of some institution or state of affairs; ruin.

forms

overturned · overturning · overturneth · overturns · overturnest

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