Main entry: turnabout, turnaround, reversal, reverse, reversion
Definition: turning in the opposite direction
Main entry: reverse
Definition: (American football) a running play in which a back running in one direction hands the ball to a back running in the opposite direction
Main entry: reverse, reverse gear
Definition: the gears by which the motion of a machine can be reversed
Definition: the side of a coin or medal that does not bear the principal design
Main entry: blow, setback, black eye, reversal, reverse
Definition: an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating
Main entry: contrary, reverse, opposite
Definition: a relation of direct opposition
Usage: we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true
Main entry: turn, change by reversal, reverse
Definition: change to the contrary
Usage: 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
Main entry: invert, turn back, reverse
Definition: turn inside out or upside down
Definition: reverse the position, order, relation, or condition of
Usage: when forming a question, invert the subject and the verb
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
Definition: reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect
Definition: directed or moving toward the rear
Usage: a rearward glance; a rearward movement
Main entry: reverse
Definition: of the transmission gear causing backward movement in a motor vehicle
Usage: in reverse gear