| reverse | | |
| n. (linkdef) | 1. contrary, opposite, reverse | a relation of direct opposition.; "we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true" |
| ~ oppositeness, opposition | the relation between opposed entities. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. reverse, reverse gear | the gears by which the motion of a machine can be reversed. |
| ~ auto, automobile, car, motorcar, machine | a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine.; "he needs a car to get to work" |
| ~ gear mechanism, gear | a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle). |
| n. (event) | 3. black eye, blow, reversal, reverse, setback | an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating. |
| ~ happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent | an event that happens. |
| ~ whammy | a serious or devastating setback. |
| n. (artifact) | 4. reverse, verso | the side of a coin or medal that does not bear the principal design. |
| ~ side | an extended outer surface of an object.; "he turned the box over to examine the bottom side"; "they painted all four sides of the house" |
| ~ tail | (usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head. |
| ~ coin | a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money. |
| n. (act) | 5. reverse | (American football) a running play in which a back running in one direction hands the ball to a back running in the opposite direction. |
| ~ american football, american football game | a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays. |
| ~ running, running game, running play, run | (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team.; "the defensive line braced to stop the run"; "the coach put great emphasis on running" |
| ~ double reverse | (American football) a running play in which a first reverse is followed by a second reverse. |
| n. (act) | 6. reversal, reverse, reversion, turnabout, turnaround | turning in the opposite direction. |
| ~ change of direction, reorientation | the act of changing the direction in which something is oriented. |
| ~ about-face, about turn | act of pivoting 180 degrees, especially in a military formation. |
| ~ u-turn | complete reversal of direction of travel. |
| v. (change) | 7. change by reversal, reverse, turn | 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" |
| ~ change | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
| ~ flip-flop, alternate, interchange, tack, switch, flip | reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action). |
| ~ turn the tables, turn the tide | cause a complete reversal of the circumstances.; "The tables are turned now that the Republicans are in power!" |
| ~ commutate | reverse the direction of (an alternating electric current) each half cycle so as to produce a unidirectional current. |
| ~ switch, switch over, exchange | change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence. |
| ~ correct, right, rectify | make right or correct.; "Correct the mistakes"; "rectify the calculation" |
| ~ falsify | falsify knowingly.; "She falsified the records" |
| ~ permute, transpose, commute | change the order or arrangement of.; "Dyslexics often transpose letters in a word" |
| ~ metamorphose, transmogrify, transfigure | change completely the nature or appearance of.; "In Kafka's story, a person metamorphoses into a bug"; "The treatment and diet transfigured her into a beautiful young woman"; "Jesus was transfigured after his resurrection" |
| ~ retrovert, revert, regress, turn back, return | go back to a previous state.; "We reverted to the old rules" |
| ~ desynchronise, desynchronize | cause to become desynchronized; cause to occur at unrelated times. |
| ~ deconsecrate, unhallow, desecrate | remove the consecration from a person or an object. |
| ~ undo | cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect.; "I wish I could undo my actions" |
| v. (change) | 8. invert, reverse, turn back | turn inside out or upside down. |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| v. (cognition) | 9. override, overrule, overthrow, overturn, reverse | rule against.; "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill" |
| ~ decree, rule | decide with authority.; "The King decreed that all firstborn males should be killed" |
| v. (communication) | 10. annul, countermand, lift, overturn, repeal, rescind, reverse, revoke, vacate | cancel officially.; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence" |
| ~ go back on, renege, renege on, renegue on | fail to fulfill a promise or obligation.; "She backed out of her promise" |
| ~ strike down, cancel | declare null and void; make ineffective.; "Cancel the election results"; "strike down a law" |
| v. (change) | 11. invert, reverse | reverse the position, order, relation, or condition of.; "when forming a question, invert the subject and the verb" |
| ~ reorder | assign a new order to. |
| adj. | 12. rearward, reverse | directed or moving toward the rear.; "a rearward glance"; "a rearward movement" |
| ~ backward | directed or facing toward the back or rear.; "a backward view" |
| adj. | 13. reverse | of the transmission gear causing backward movement in a motor vehicle.; "in reverse gear" |
| adj. | 14. inverse, reverse | reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect. |
| ~ backward | directed or facing toward the back or rear.; "a backward view" |
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