| growl | | |
| n. (event) | 1. growl, growling | the sound of growling (as made by animals). |
| ~ cry | the characteristic utterance of an animal.; "animal cries filled the night" |
| v. (communication) | 2. growl, grumble, rumble | to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds.; "he grumbled a rude response"; "Stones grumbled down the cliff" |
| ~ let loose, let out, utter, emit | express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words).; "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand" |
| roar | | |
| n. (event) | 1. boom, roar, roaring, thunder | a deep prolonged loud noise. |
| ~ noise | sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound).; "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels" |
| n. (communication) | 2. bellow, bellowing, holla, holler, hollering, hollo, holloa, roar, roaring, yowl | a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal).; "his bellow filled the hallway" |
| ~ cry, outcry, shout, vociferation, yell, call | a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition.; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience" |
| n. (event) | 3. roar | the sound made by a lion. |
| ~ cry | the characteristic utterance of an animal.; "animal cries filled the night" |
| v. (communication) | 4. howl, roar | make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles.; "The wind was howling in the trees"; "The water roared down the chute" |
| ~ vroom | make a loud, roaring sound, as of a car engine, while moving. |
| ~ yawp, bawl | make a raucous noise. |
| ~ thunder | to make or produce a loud noise.; "The river thundered below"; "The engine roared as the driver pushed the car to full throttle" |
| ~ make noise, noise, resound | emit a noise. |
| v. (communication) | 5. roar, thunder | utter words loudly and forcefully.; "`Get out of here,' he roared" |
| ~ shout | utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking).; "My grandmother is hard of hearing--you'll have to shout" |
| v. (communication) | 6. howl, roar, ululate, wail, yaup, yawl | emit long loud cries.; "wail in self-pity"; "howl with sorrow" |
| ~ cry, scream, shout out, yell, holler, shout, squall, hollo, call | utter a sudden loud cry.; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me" |
| ~ squall, waul, wawl | make high-pitched, whiney noises. |
| v. (motion) | 7. roar | act or proceed in a riotous, turbulent, or disorderly way.; "desperadoes from the hills regularly roared in to take over the town" |
| ~ go forward, proceed, continue | move ahead; travel onward in time or space.; "We proceeded towards Washington"; "She continued in the direction of the hills"; "We are moving ahead in time now" |
| v. (communication) | 8. bellow, roar | make a loud noise, as of animal.; "The bull bellowed" |
| ~ let loose, let out, utter, emit | express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words).; "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand" |
| v. (body) | 9. howl, roar | laugh unrestrainedly and heartily. |
| ~ express joy, express mirth, laugh | produce laughter. |
| overturn | | |
| n. (act) | 1. overturn, turnover, upset | the act of upsetting something.; "he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed" |
| ~ upending, inversion | turning upside down; setting on end. |
| n. (act) | 2. overturn, upset | an improbable and unexpected victory.; "the biggest upset since David beat Goliath" |
| ~ success | an attainment that is successful.; "his success in the marathon was unexpected"; "his new play was a great success" |
| v. (motion) | 3. overturn, tip over, tump over, turn over | turn from an upright or normal position.; "The big vase overturned"; "The canoe tumped over" |
| ~ capsize, turn turtle, turtle | overturn accidentally.; "Don't rock the boat or it will capsize!" |
| ~ turn | change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense.; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs" |
| ~ upend | become turned or set on end.; "the airplanes upended" |
| ~ bowl over, knock over, tip over, tump over, overturn, turn over, upset | cause to overturn from an upright or normal position.; "The cat knocked over the flower vase"; "the clumsy customer turned over the vase"; "he tumped over his beer" |
| v. (motion) | 4. bowl over, knock over, overturn, tip over, tump over, turn over, upset | cause to overturn from an upright or normal position.; "The cat knocked over the flower vase"; "the clumsy customer turned over the vase"; "he tumped over his beer" |
| ~ move, displace | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense.; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" |
| ~ overturn, tip over, tump over, turn over | turn from an upright or normal position.; "The big vase overturned"; "The canoe tumped over" |
| ~ overturn, tip over, tump over, turn over | turn from an upright or normal position.; "The big vase overturned"; "The canoe tumped over" |
| v. (cognition) | 5. 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. (social) | 6. bring down, overthrow, overturn, subvert | cause the downfall of; of rulers.; "The Czar was overthrown"; "subvert the ruling class" |
| ~ revolutionize | overthrow by a revolution, of governments. |
| ~ depose, force out | force to leave (an office). |
| v. (communication) | 7. 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) | 8. overturn, revolutionise, revolutionize | change radically.; "E-mail revolutionized communication in academe" |
| ~ 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" |
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