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Meanings of overturn in English
Synonyms
Examples for "tip over"
Examples for "tip over"
1
Sometimes cans and jars tip over in the wash boiler during sterilizing.
2
Just take a look at Lisl-she'sjust going to tip over otherwise.
3
This causes the whole thing to tip over, turning into an arch.
4
Dot wanted to know, managing to tip over the box of screws.
5
In the worst affected areas, the shortages may tip over into famine.
1
Last year, a federal judge said Microsoft must turn over the information.
2
That means it takes about 15 years to turn over the fleet.
3
He also agreed to turn over documents and testify in other cases.
4
Cuomo asked top bailout recipients to turn over data on expected payouts.
5
It agreed to turn over control to holders of its secured bonds.
1
Stop it right this second before you knock over all my furniture.
2
The object of the game is to knock over the opponents' sticks.
3
The falling box will gather enough speed to knock over the gun.
4
Such a stupid fancy, putting flowers everywhere for people to knock over.
5
It wouldn't be a Christian act to knock over his harmless fancy.
1
Penn State, Barkley bowl over Washington in Fiesta GLENDALE, Ariz. -No.
2
Percy Wendell used to bowl over the tackler by running very low.
3
I turn the bowl over, dumping the paper onto the table.
4
Place the chocolate in a heatproof bowl over a saucepan of simmering water.
5
He carried the bowl over to her, and set it in her lap.
Usage of overturn in English
1
Such a course of action would overturn the natural order of society.
2
In Syria great truths overturn history; they are products of the impossible.
3
Primerica recently filed a court case to try to overturn the ruling.
4
He said it would be an outstanding result to overturn Mr Goff.
5
Prepared to overturn the people's decision without going back to the people.
6
But it was originally engineered to reinforce state power, not overturn it.
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But he said he had faith the courts would overturn her sentence.
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Except the MP Chuka Umunna now campaigns to overturn the referendum result.
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Only in these days of political correctness could such an overturn occur.
10
There's a lot of time for the military to overturn that deal.
11
The revolver was discharged in the overturn, but the bullet went wild.
12
The Jordanians know it is almost impossible to overturn their first-leg deficit.
13
The High Court ruled against a bid to overturn English GCSE results.
14
They set to work in the Home Office to overturn the Emperor.
15
Unions are threatening strikes if the government does not overturn its policy.
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After police clashed with protesters, Garcia asked Congress to overturn the laws.
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Translations for overturn
Catalan
Spanish
Overturn through the time
Overturn across language varieties
New Zealand
Common
South Africa
Common
Ireland
Common
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