reverse :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

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

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

n. (card game)

n. an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest; "it was a narrow defeat"; "the army's only defeat"; "they suffered a convincing licking"

opposite, contrary

n. a relation of direct opposition; "we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true"

reversion, reversal, turnabout, turnaround

n. turning in the opposite direction

turn, change by reversal

v. 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"

invert, turn inside out, turn inward, turn upside down

v. turn inside out or upside down

overturn, overthrow, override, overrule

v. rule against; "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill"

overturn, lift, repeal, revoke, annul, countermand, rescind

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

reverse

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

inverse

adj. reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect

rearward

adj. directed or moving toward the rear; "a rearward glance"; "a rearward movement"

disappointment, letdown

n. a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized; "his hopes were so high he was doomed to disappointment"

discontentment, discontent, discontentedness

n. a longing for something better than the present situation

disenchantment, disillusion, disillusionment

n. freeing from false belief or illusions

crash, collapse

n. a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)

check

n. (chess) a direct attack on an opponent's king

converse

n. a proposition obtained by conversion

retreat, withdraw, recede, pull back, draw back, move back

v. pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"

disengage, withdraw

v. release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles; "I want to disengage myself from his influence"; "disengage the gears"

upset, disturb the balance of, disturb the normal stability of

v. disturb the balance or stability of; "The hostile talks upset the peaceful relations between the two countries"

blackball, veto, negative, vote against

v. vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent; "The President vetoed the bill"

void, invalidate, vitiate, make invalid

v. take away the legal force of or render ineffective; "invalidate a contract"

invalidate, nullify

v. show to be invalid

cancel, invalidate

v. make invalid for use; "cancel cheques or tickets"

void, invalidate, nullify, annul, avoid, quash

v. declare invalid; "The contract was annulled"; "void a plea"

get rid of, abolish

v. do away with; "Slavery was abolished in the mid-19th century in America and in Russia"

abrogate, revoke formally

v. revoke formally

abjure, recant, forswear, retract

v. formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"

refuse to acknowledge, disavow

v. refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with; "Her husband disavowed her after 30 years of marriage and six children"

disclaim, renounce title to

v. renounce a legal claim or title to

withdraw, take back, unsay

v. take back what one has said; "He swallowed his words"

retire, withdraw

v. withdraw from active participation; "He retired from chess"

veto, interdict, forbid, prohibit, proscribe, disallow

v. command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"

revolt, disgust, repel, turn off, fill with distaste

v. fill with distaste; "This spoilt food disgusts me"

turn on, switch on

v. cause to operate by flipping a switch; "switch on the light"; "turn on the stereo"

cut, switch, turn out, switch off, turn off

v. cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch; "Turn off the stereo, please"; "cut the engine"; "turn out the lights"

backswept, sweptback

adj. used of hair

cacuminal, retroflex

adj. pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the hard palate

converse, reversed, transposed

adj. turned about in order or relation; "transposed letters"

negative

adj. (backward)

reverse, rearward

adj. directed or moving toward the rear; "a rearward glance"; "a rearward movement"

receding

adj. (of a hairline e.g.) moving slowly back

reflexive, self-referent

adj. referring back to itself

regardant

adj. looking backward

retracted

adj. drawn back and in; "a cat with retracted claws"

retroflex, retroflexed

adj. bent or curved backward

retrograde

adj. moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction

returning, revertive

adj. tending to be turned back