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overturn v. [
turn over, tip over, tump over] turn from an upright or normal position; "The big vase overturned"; "The canoe tumped over"
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overturn v. [
tip over, turn over, upset, knock over, bowl over, tump over] cause to overturn from an upright or normal position; "The cat knocked over the flower vase"; "the clumsy customer turned over the vase"; "he tumped over his beer"
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overturn v. [
overrule, override, overthrow, reverse] rule against; "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill"
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overturn n. [
upset, turnover] the act of upsetting something; "he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed"
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overturn n. [
upset] an improbable and unexpected victory; "the biggest upset since David beat Goliath"
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