transitive. To turn over; to overthrow, demolish; to turn upside down, disturb greatly.
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| 释义 | the world > space > relative position > inversion > invert [verb (transitive)] (48) to-wendc893 transitive. To turn over; to overthrow, demolish; to turn upside down, disturb greatly. whelvec1000 transitive. To turn (a vessel, etc.) upside down so as to cover something; gen. to turn or roll over, overturn; to upheave. to whelve over, to… to turn down?c1335 transitive. To turn (something) so as to have a particular surface facing down, to turn upside down; esp. to invert (a glass), to turn (a card)… to turn up?c1335 transitive. To turn (something) upside down, invert (esp. in order to examine what is beneath); also in figurative contexts. Formerly also: †to… whelmc1340 transitive. To turn (a hollow vessel) upside down, or over or upon something so as to cover it; to turn with the concave side downwards. Now dialect. overturna1382 transitive (in passive). To be turned backwards or in the opposite direction to the usual; to be inverted. Obsolete. to turn overa1400 transitive. To turn (something) from its position on to one side, or from one side to the other, or upside down; to invert, reverse; to knock over… wholve14.. = whelve, v. 1. inverse?a1425 transitive. To invert (something) (in various senses of invert, v.). reverse?a1425 transitive. To turn or place the other way round in respect of position or aspect; to exchange the positions or functions of (two people or things). overwhelvec1450 transitive. To overthrow; to bring to ruin. Cf. overwhelm, v. 2. rare. overvolvea1522 transitive. Perhaps: to turn over or aside. transverse1557 transitive. To turn upside down or backwards; to overturn, turn topsy-turvy. Now rare or Obsolete. evert1566 transitive. To turn upside down, upset. Also figurative. Obsolete. rare. topsy-turn1573 transitive. To turn topsy-turvy, turn upside down; figurative to throw into confusion. topsy-turve1603 = topsy-turn, v. invert1610 transitive. To turn or place (a thing, or occasionally a person) upside down; to turn over. upturn1610 To turn upside down. Obsolete. rare. whave1611 transitive. To turn upside down; to turn (pottery) when drying. topsy-turvy1626 To turn topsy-turvy or upside down; to invert; figurative to reverse; to throw into utter confusion, upset or disorder greatly. whemmel1684 transitive. To turn upside down; to overturn, capsize; to drink off (liquor) to the bottom; also transferred and figurative to upset, throw into… cant1850 To turn over completely, turn upside down. upend1868 transitive. To set (something) on its end; to turn end upwards; dialect to set (also reflexive, to get) on one's feet. Also figurative. flip-flop1924 (intransitive) to go, proceed, act, etc., with a flapping sound; also transitive, to turn (something) over. Subcategories:— again (1) — turn over things in a flat pile (1) — turn over a book (2) — turn the reverse or wrong way (10) — turn inside out (6) — and restore to proper position (2) — cause to fall (2) |
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