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annul by recalling or rescinding; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"

an unfortunate happening that hinders of impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating

change to the contrary; "The trend was reversed"; "the tides turned against him"; "public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern"

turn inside out or upside down

the gears by which the motion of a machine can be reversed

the side of a coin or medal that does not bear the principal design

of the transmission gear causing backward movement in a motor vehicle; "in reverse gear"

(American football) a running play in which a back running in one direction hands the ball to a back running in the opposite direction

annul by recalling or rescinding; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"

an unfortunate happening that hinders of impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating

change to the contrary; "The trend was reversed"; "the tides turned against him"; "public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern"

turn inside out or upside down

the gears by which the motion of a machine can be reversed

the side of a coin or medal that does not bear the principal design

of the transmission gear causing backward movement in a motor vehicle; "in reverse gear"

Turned backward; having a contrary or opposite direction; hence; opposite or contrary in kind; as, the reverse order or method.

Turned upside down; greatly disturbed.

Reversed; as, a reverse shell.

That which appears or is presented when anything, as a lance, a line, a course of conduct, etc., is reverted or turned contrary to its natural direction.

That which is directly opposite or contrary to something else; a contrary; an opposite.

The act of reversing; complete change; reversal; hence, total change in circumstances or character; especially, a change from better to worse; misfortune; a check or defeat; as, the enemy met with a reverse.

The back side; as, the reverse of a drum or trench; the reverse of a medal or coin, that is, the side opposite to the obverse. See Obverse.

A thrust in fencing made with a backward turn of the hand; a backhanded stroke.

A turn or fold made in bandaging, by which the direction of the bandage is changed.

To turn back; to cause to face in a contrary direction; to cause to depart.

To change totally; to alter to the opposite.

To turn upside down; to invert.

Hence, to overthrow; to subvert.

To overthrow by a contrary decision; to make void; to under or annual for error; as, to reverse a judgment, sentence, or decree.

To return; to revert.

To become or be reversed.

Turned backward; having a contrary or opposite direction; hence; opposite or contrary in kind; as, the reverse order or method.

Turned upside down; greatly disturbed.

Reversed; as, a reverse shell.

That which appears or is presented when anything, as a lance, a line, a course of conduct, etc., is reverted or turned contrary to its natural direction.

That which is directly opposite or contrary to something else; a contrary; an opposite.

The act of reversing; complete change; reversal; hence, total change in circumstances or character; especially, a change from better to worse; misfortune; a check or defeat; as, the enemy met with a reverse.

The back side; as, the reverse of a drum or trench; the reverse of a medal or coin, that is, the side opposite to the obverse. See Obverse.

A thrust in fencing made with a backward turn of the hand; a backhanded stroke.

A turn or fold made in bandaging, by which the direction of the bandage is changed.

To turn back; to cause to face in a contrary direction; to cause to depart.

To change totally; to alter to the opposite.

To turn upside down; to invert.

Hence, to overthrow; to subvert.

To overthrow by a contrary decision; to make void; to under or annual for error; as, to reverse a judgment, sentence, or decree.

To return; to revert.

To become or be reversed.

The direct contrary or opposite; the back of a coin or medal; opposite to obverse; a change for the worse; misfortune; as business reverses; defeat; as, the enemy met with a reverse.

To turn back or upside down; to cause to move in an opposite direction; to set aside or annul; as, to reverse a judgment.

To move in an opposite direction; change to a former state.

Turned backward; opposite; causing an opposite motion; as the reverse gear in an automobile.

Reversely.

To place in the contrary order or position: to change wholly: to overthrow: to change by an opposite decision: to annul.

That which is reversed: the opposite: the back, esp. of a coin: change: misfortune.

Turned backward: having an opposite direction.

The opposite side; back; change; misfortune.

To change to an opposite position, or wholly; to overthrow; annul.

Turned backward; directed oppositely.

To turn back; invert; revoke.

Reversed.

The direct opposite.

The back or secondary side, as of a coin.

A misfortune.

Turned backward; having an opposite direction. See Revert.

Change or turn of affaire for the better or for the worse; a misfortune; the opposite; the back surface; a thing reversed; a partial defeat.

To turn in a contrary direction; to turn upside down; to subvert; to revoke; to make void, as a sentence.

To turn or put in the contrary direction, position, condition, or order; to turn upside down; to invert; in law, to change by a contrary decision; to annul.

Having the contrary or opposite derection; opposite.

A contrary; an opposite; a change for the worse; misfortune; the side or face of a coin or medal opposite to the side on which the head or principal figure is impressed-the latter being called the obverse.

n. That which appears or is presented who any thing is reverted or turned back;— that which is directly opposite or contrary to something else;— complete change; especially, a change from better to worse; misfortune;— the back side, as of a medal or coin.