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单词 overturning
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overturn

1 of 2

verb

over·​turn ˌō-vər-ˈtərn How to pronounce overturn (audio)
overturned; overturning; overturns

transitive verb

1
: to cause to turn over : upset
overturned the vase
2
a
: invalidate, destroy
the degree to which accident could overturn the schemes of wise men Oscar Handlin
b
: reverse sense 2a
overturn a court ruling

intransitive verb

: upset, turn over
The car went off the road and overturned several times.

overturn

2 of 2

noun

over·​turn ˈō-vər-ˌtərn How to pronounce overturn (audio)
1
: the act of overturning : the state of being overturned
2
: the sinking of surface water and rise of bottom water in a lake or sea that results from changes in temperature that commonly occur in spring and fall

Synonyms

Verb

  • capsize
  • turn over
  • upset
See all Synonyms & Antonyms

Example Sentences

Verb The dog overturned the bowl. The truck went off the road and overturned several times. The court overturned his conviction.
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Walmart isn’t asking to overturn Humphrey’s Executor, only to reaffirm its limitations. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 6 Sep. 2022 The current war in Ukraine is a violent effort by Mr. Gorbachev’s successors to overturn the post-Soviet settlement, redraw the region’s borders, and impose new rules upon the global order. Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Aug. 2022 And the drama at Mar-a-Lago is still only a sideshow to Trump’s main offense: his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, culminating in his supporters’ storming of the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Doyle Mcmanus, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2022 That’s only since the U.S. Supreme Court voted to overturn Roe v. Wade in what’s known as the Dobbs decision, taking away women’s rights to their reproductive health decisions and putting the lives of millions of women and girls at risk. Joan Michelson, Forbes, 26 Aug. 2022 The Court of Appeal, the nation’s highest court, declined to overturn Section 377A in February, ruling that the three men did not have legal standing because the government had pledged not to enforce the law. Richard C. Paddock, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Aug. 2022 The Court of Appeal, the nation’s highest court, declined to overturn Section 377A in February, ruling that the three men did not have legal standing because the government had pledged not to enforce the law. New York Times, 21 Aug. 2022 The Equity Construction Council was established earlier this month just after the City Council voted to place a measure on the November ballot that, if approved, would overturn the city’s decade-old ban on union-friendly project labor agreements. Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2022 Although four of seven City Council members voted to do so Tuesday (Aug. 9), council did not overturn the recommendation of the city’s Zoning Board of Appeals to deny a use variance for the former Faith United Church of Christ property. cleveland, 10 Aug. 2022
Noun
Even prior to the overturn of Roe, the Guttmacher Institute estimated that roughly half of abortions in the U.S. were medication abortions. ABC News, 20 Aug. 2022 Her case illustrates some of what’s at stake, should the Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade. Adebayo Adesomo, Scientific American, 30 May 2022 Young people are investing more in companies that support reproductive health following the overturn of Roe v. Wade, according to the founders of Alinea, an investing app geared towards younger people. Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2022 Flowers, a former educator and political newcomer, won Alabama’s Democratic party nomination for governor on June 21, three days before the overturn of Roe v. Wade. Sarah Swetlik | Sswetlik@al.com, al, 30 Aug. 2022 Lawson is a lawyer who recently went viral for offering pro bono services to Kentucky women providing or obtaining abortions following the overturn of Roe v. Wade. Chiara Brown, Vogue, 22 Aug. 2022 Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer predicted in June that antiabortion groups would take a similar tact with the overturn of Roe v. Wade. Kimberly Kindy, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Aug. 2022 Will the backlash against the overturn of Roe help tip any of these races? John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2022 Fortier is a proponent of organized labor, has been endorsed by Connecticut ALF-CIO, and has promoted pro-choice rallies this summer amid controversy about the overturn of the Roe vs. Wade. Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 4 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun

circa 1592, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

overturn

verb

over·​turn ˌō-vər-ˈtərn How to pronounce overturn (audio)
overturned; overturning
1
: to turn over or upside down
Waves overturned the boat.
2
: to reverse or cancel something previously decided or ordered
The judge overturned the lower court's ruling.

Legal Definition

overturn

transitive verb

over·​turn
: overrule

overturning

verb

present participle of overturn
as in capsizing
to turn on one's side or upside down afraid that my kayak would overturn

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • capsizing
  • collapsing
  • upsetting
  • toppling
  • upending
  • keeling
  • overthrowing
  • falling
  • tilting
  • inverting
  • turning over
  • turning turtle
  • tipping
  • oversetting
  • leaning
  • careening
  • heeling
  • listing
  • pitchpoling
  • tumping (over)
  • foundering
  • giving

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • righting
  • raising
  • erecting
  • straightening (up)
  • standing up
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