overturn

«overturn» in Mova's judaism dictionary: to turn over, or make something turn over, so the bottom… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (overturn, overturns, overturned, overturning)

meaning for a pupil

1) To overturn is to turn over, or make something turn over, so the bottom is on top: the boat overturned. tree →

2) (law) To overturn a decision is to change it officially and say it was wrong: the judge overturned the ruling. tree →

3) To overturn an idea is to show it is wrong or replace it. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Job, God holds back the waters and then sends them out, so that they overturn the earth. Interpretation: Tradition reads it as showing God's total power over nature, who can both hold back and release. In the primary lessons: In stories and news: overturned boats, cars or tables. In law and citizenship: overturning a verdict or a ban. In science: new discoveries can overturn old ideas. In the Bible: Jesus overturned the tables of the money changers in the Temple.

examples

• Behold, He withholdeth the waters, and they dry up; also He sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth. (Writings JOB.12.15, JPS 1917) tree →
• The canoe overturned and we fell into the lake. tree →
• The wind overturned our tent. tree →
• Jesus overturned the tables of the money changers. tree →
• The court overturned the unfair decision. tree →
• The lorry overturned on the motorway. tree →
• New fossils overturned the old idea. tree →

note

Past: overturned. Similar: capsize (for boats), tip over, knock over. In law the opposite is uphold (keep the decision).

In the corpora

• Who removeth the mountains, and they know it not, when He overturneth them in His anger.
• Behold, He withholdeth the waters, and they dry up; also He sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.
• He putteth forth his hand upon the flinty rock; He overturneth the mountains by the roots.
• Therefore He taketh knowledge of their works; and He overturneth them in the night, so that they are crushed.
• Jesus overturned the traders' tables in the Temple, saying, «My house shall be a house of prayer».

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «overturn» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.