overturn

«overturn» in Mova's school 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 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

• 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

• Jesus overturned the traders' tables in the Temple, saying, «My house shall be a house of prayer».
• 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.

Trees and pragmatics

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