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overturn
noun
verb
an improbable and unexpected victory
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noun
an improbable and unexpected victory
“the biggest upset since David beat Goliath”
noun
the act of upsetting something
“he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed”
verb
change radically
“E-mail revolutionized communication in academe”
verb
rule against
“The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill”
verb
cancel officially
“He revoked the ban on smoking”
verb
turn from an upright or normal position
“The big vase overturned”
verb
cause to overturn from an upright or normal position
“The cat knocked over the flower vase”
verb
cause the downfall of; of rulers
“The Czar was overthrown”
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the biggest upset since David beat Goliath
he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed
E-mail revolutionized communication in academe
The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill
He revoked the ban on smoking
lift an embargo
vacate a death sentence
The big vase overturned
The canoe tumped over
The cat knocked over the flower vase
the clumsy customer turned over the vase
he tumped over his beer
The Czar was overthrown
subvert the ruling class
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