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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Overturn  \O`ver*turn"\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Overturned};  p.  pr 
  &  vb  n.  {Overturning}.] 
  1.  To  turn  or  throw  from  a  basis,  foundation,  or  position;  to 
  overset;  as  to  overturn  a  carriage  or  a  building. 
 
  2.  To  subvert;  to  destroy;  to  overthrow. 
 
  3.  To  overpower;  to  conquer.  --Milton. 
 
  Syn:  To  demolish;  overthrow.  See  {Demolish}. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Overturn  \O"ver*turn`\,  n. 
  The  act  off  overturning,  or  the  state  of  being  overturned  or 
  subverted;  overthrow;  as  an  overturn  of  parties. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  overturn 
  n  1:  the  act  of  upsetting  something  "he  was  badly  bruised  by  the 
  upset  of  his  sled  at  a  high  speed"  [syn:  {upset},  {turnover}] 
  2:  an  improbable  and  unexpected  victory;  "the  biggest  upset 
  since  David  beat  Goliath"  [syn:  {upset}] 
  v  1:  turn  from  an  upright  or  normal  position;  "The  big  vase 
  overturned"  [syn:  {turn  over},  {tip  over}] 
  2:  cause  to  overturn  from  an  upright  or  normal  position;  "The 
  cat  knocked  over  the  flower  vase"  [syn:  {tip  over},  {turn 
  over},  {upset},  {knock  over},  {bowl  over}] 
  3:  rule  against;  "The  Republicans  were  overruled  when  the  House 
  voted  on  the  bill"  [syn:  {overrule},  {override},  {overthrow}, 
  {reverse}] 
  4:  cause  the  downfall  of  of  rulers;  "The  Czar  was  overthrown" 
  [syn:  {overthrow},  {bring  down}] 
  5:  annul  by  recalling  or  rescinding;  "He  revoked  the  ban  on 
  smoking";  "lift  an  embargo"  [syn:  {revoke},  {annul},  {lift}, 
  {countermand},  {reverse},  {repeal},  {rescind}] 
  6:  change  radically;  "E-mail  revolutionized  communication  in 
  academe"  [syn:  {revolutionize}] 




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