All overturn synonyms
oΒ·verΒ·turn
O o verb overturn
- invert β to turn upside down.
- abolish β If someone in authority abolishes a system or practice, they formally put an end to it.
- dig up β to break up, turn over, or remove earth, sand, etc., as with a shovel, spade, bulldozer, or claw; make an excavation.
- fracturing β Present participle of fracture.
- disconfirming β Not confirming.
- beggared β a person who begs alms or lives by begging.
- hit the dirt β to drop to the ground
- blow down β to open a valve in a steam boiler to eject any sediment that has collected
- go belly up β the front or under part of a vertebrate body from the breastbone to the pelvis, containing the abdominal viscera; the abdomen.
- backwater β A backwater is a place that is isolated.
- hold off β to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- disestablish β to deprive of the character of being established; cancel; abolish.
- beggaring β a person who begs alms or lives by begging.
- crash-land β If a pilot crash-lands an aircraft, or if it crash-lands, it lands more quickly and less safely than usual, for example when there is something wrong with the aircraft, and it cannot land normally.
- bring down β When people or events bring down a government or ruler, they cause the government or ruler to lose power.
- flip-flopping β Informal. a sudden or unexpected reversal, as of direction, belief, attitude, or policy.
- flip β to toss or put in motion with a sudden impulse, as with a snap of a finger and thumb, especially so as to cause to turn over in the air: to flip a coin.
- barraging β Military. a heavy barrier of artillery fire to protect one's own advancing or retreating troops or to stop the advance of enemy troops.
- weed β Thurlow [thur-loh] /ΛΞΈΙr loΚ/ (Show IPA), 1797β1882, U.S. journalist and politician.
- lapidate β to pelt with stones.
- invalidate β to render invalid; discredit.
- ko'd β a knockout in boxing.
- crash β A crash is an accident in which a moving vehicle hits something and is damaged or destroyed.
- kos β a unit of land distance of various lengths from 1 to 3 miles (1.6 to 4.8 km).
- overbalance β to outweigh: The opportunity overbalances the disadvantages of leaving town.
- cleaned out β free from dirt; unsoiled; unstained: She bathed and put on a clean dress.
- keel β a red ocher stain used for marking sheep, lumber, etc.; ruddle.
- outplay β to play better than.
- creaming β the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- disconfirm β to prove to be invalid.
- blot out β If one thing blots out another thing, it is in front of the other thing and prevents it from being seen.
- flipflop β Alternative form of flip-flop.
- bandying β to pass from one to another or back and forth; give and take; trade; exchange: to bandy blows; to bandy words.
- lapidated β to pelt with stones.
- crashland β Alternative form of crash-land.
- let go β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- axe β An axe is a tool used for cutting wood. It consists of a heavy metal blade which is sharp at one edge and attached by its other edge to the end of a long handle.
- outplaying β Present participle of outplay.
- introverting β a shy person.
- let fly β to move through the air using wings.
- capsize β If you capsize a boat or if it capsizes, it turns upside down in the water.
- gobble up β to swallow or eat hastily or hungrily in large pieces; gulp.
- quash β to put down or suppress completely; quell; subdue: to quash a rebellion.
- lose it β to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
noun overturn
- welter β to roll, toss, or heave, as waves or the sea.