overturnverb
uk/ˌəʊ.vəˈtɜːn/us/ˌoʊ.vɚˈtɝːn/overturn verb (GO UPSIDE DOWN)
[ I or T ] to (cause to) turn over:
The car skidded off the road, hit a tree and overturned.
The intruder had overturned some of the furniture in the house.
More examples
- The rioters overturned several cars and set them alight.
- An articulated lorry has overturned on the south-bound carriageway, shedding its load.
- A truck driver died last night when his vehicle overturned.
- She overturned the car, but walked away from it without a scratch.
- Vandals smashed windows and overturned cars in the downtown shopping district.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Turning upside down
- arse
- ass
- capsize
- flip
- go arse over tit/tip idiom
- invert
- supinate
- upend
- upset
- upside down
- upturned
overturn verb (CHANGE)
[ T ] formal to change a legal decision:
The Court of Appeal overturned the earlier decision.
[ T ] UK If you overturn someone's majority in an election in the UK, you defeat them:
The Labour candidate unexpectedly overturned the long-standing Tory majority.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Court cases, orders & decisions
- actionable
- administer
- admissible
- affidavit
- affiliation order
- bail
- bale
- defend
- inadmissible
- injunction
- judgment
- judicature
- judicial
- plea
- remedy
- Rex
- ruling
- separation
- sequester
- show trial
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Elections
Winning and defeating