overturning (verb)

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• overturn — verb (t) /oʊvəˈtɜn / (say ohvuh tern) 1. to overthrow; destroy the power of, defeat or vanquish. 2. to turn over on its side, face, or back; upset. 3. to reverse (a decision, judgement, etc.): the ruling was overturned in the High Court. –verb… …  

• overturn — verb 1》 turn over and come to rest upside down. 2》 abolish, invalidate, or reverse (an established fact or system, legal decision, etc.). noun 1》 an act of overturning. 2》 Ecology the occasional mixing of the water of a thermally stratified lake …   English new terms dictionary

• overturn — verb 1 (I, T) if you overturn something or if it overturns, it turns upside down or falls over on its side: Leslie leapt to her feet, overturning her chair. | One of the boats had overturned. 2 (T) overturn a decision/verdict etc to change a… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• set — 1 /set/ verb past tense and past participle set PUT DOWN 1 PUT (transitive always + adv/prep) to carefully put something down somewhere, especially something that is difficult to carry: set sth down/on etc: She set the tray down on a table next… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Ngangikurrunggurr language — Ngan gikurunggurr Spoken in Northern Territory Native speakers 275 (1988 SIL).  (date missing) Language family Daly Southern Daly Ngan gik …   Wikipedia

• turn on — 1) PHRASAL VERB When you turn on a piece of equipment or a supply of something, you cause heat, sound, or water to be produced by adjusting the controls. [V P n (not pron)] I want to turn on the television... [V n P] She asked them why they hadn… …   English dictionary

• shoot — I. verb (shot; shooting) Etymology: Middle English sheten, shoten, shuten, from Old English scēotan; akin to Old Norse skjōta to shoot Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a. (1) to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• upset — I. verb ( set; setting) Date: 1677 transitive verb 1. to thicken and shorten (as a heated bar of iron) by hammering on the end ; swage 2. to force out of the usual upright, level, or proper position ; overturn 3. a …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• overturn — I. Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. to cause to turn over ; upset < overturned the vase > 2. a. invalidate, destroy b. reverse 2a < overturn a court ruling > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• apostrophe — [17] Apostrophe comes originally from the Greek phrase prosōidiā apóstrophos, literally ‘accent of turning away’, hence, a mark showing where a letter or sound has been omitted. Apóstrophos itself was derived from the compound verb apostréphein,… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• overturn — [[t]o͟ʊvə(r)tɜ͟ː(r)n[/t]] overturns, overturning, overturned 1) V ERG If something overturns or if you overturn it, it turns upside down or on its side. The lorry veered out of control, overturned and smashed into a wall... [V n] Alex jumped up… …   English dictionary