o´ver|turn´er

o´ver|turn´er
o|ver|turn «verb. OH vuhr TURN noun. OH vuhr TURN», verb, noun.
–v.t.
1. to turn upside down; upset: »

The cat overturned the vase of flowers.

SYNONYM(S): invert.
2. Figurative. to make fall down; overthrow; destroy the power of; defeat: »

The rebels overturned the government.

–v.i.
to fall down, turn over, or upset: »

The boat overturned.

SYNONYM(S): capsize. See syn. under upset. (Cf.upset)
–n.
1. the act or process of overturning.
2. a turnover in business or industry.
3. Ecology. the reversal or mixture of different temperature layers in a lake, occurring in the spring and fall.
o´ver|turn´er, noun.

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