Definition: an improbable and unexpected victory
Usage: the biggest upset since David beat Goliath
Main entry: turnover, overturn, upset
Definition: the act of upsetting something
Usage: he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed
Main entry: revolutionise, revolutionize, overturn
Definition: change radically
Usage: E-mail revolutionized communication in academe
Main entry: overthrow, overturn, override, overrule, reverse
Definition: rule against
Usage: The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill
Main entry: vacate, countermand, overturn, lift, annul, repeal, rescind, reverse, revoke
Definition: cancel officially
Usage: He revoked the ban on smoking; lift an embargo; vacate a death sentence
Main entry: overturn, tump over, turn over, tip over
Definition: turn from an upright or normal position
Usage: The big vase overturned; The canoe tumped over
Main entry: overturn, upset, bowl over, tump over, turn over, tip over, knock over
Definition: cause to overturn from an upright or normal position
Usage: The cat knocked over the flower vase; the clumsy customer turned over the vase; he tumped over his beer
Main entry: subvert, overthrow, overturn, bring down
Definition: cause the downfall of; of rulers
Usage: The Czar was overthrown; subvert the ruling class