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Entry 4 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Overturn

/ōv'-ẽrt-ẽrnˌ/ · O·ver·turn · IPA /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈtɜː(ɹ)n/
01 v. t. To turn or throw from a basis, foundation, or position; to overset; as, to overturn a carriage or a building.
imp. & p. p. Overturned; p. pr. & vb. n. Overturning
  1. 1.
    To turn or throw from a basis, foundation, or position; to overset; as, to overturn a carriage or a building.
  2. 2.
    To subvert; to destroy; to overthrow.
  3. 3.
    To overpower; to conquer.
Syn. To demolish; overthrow. See Demolish.
02 n. The act off overturning, or the state of being overturned or subverted; overthrow; as, an overturn of parties.
  1. 1.
    The act off overturning, or the state of being overturned or subverted; overthrow; as, an overturn of parties.