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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
reverse
adj 1: directed or moving toward the rear; "a rearward glance";
"a rearward movement" [syn: rearward, reverse]
2: of the transmission gear causing backward movement in a motor
vehicle; "in reverse gear" [ant: forward]
3: reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect [syn:
inverse, reverse]
n 1: a relation of direct opposition; "we thought Sue was older
than Bill but just the reverse was true" [syn: reverse,
contrary, opposite]
2: the gears by which the motion of a machine can be reversed
[syn: reverse, reverse gear]
3: an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something
that is thwarting or frustrating [syn: reverse, reversal,
setback, blow, black eye]
4: the side of a coin or medal that does not bear the principal
design [syn: reverse, verso] [ant: obverse]
5: (American football) a running play in which a back running in
one direction hands the ball to a back running in the
opposite direction
6: turning in the opposite direction [syn: reversion,
reverse, reversal, turnabout, turnaround]
v 1: change to the contrary; "The trend was reversed"; "the
tides turned against him"; "public opinion turned when it
was revealed that the president had an affair with a White
House intern" [syn: change by reversal, turn,
reverse]
2: turn inside out or upside down [syn: turn back, invert,
reverse]
3: rule against; "The Republicans were overruled when the House
voted on the bill" [syn: overrule, overturn, override,
overthrow, reverse]
4: cancel officially; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an
embargo"; "vacate a death sentence" [syn: revoke, annul,
lift, countermand, reverse, repeal, overturn,
rescind, vacate]
5: reverse the position, order, relation, or condition of; "when
forming a question, invert the subject and the verb" [syn:
invert, reverse]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Reverse \Re*verse"\ (r[-e]*v[~e]rs"), n. [Cf. F. revers. See
Reverse, a.]
1. That which appears or is presented when anything, as a
lance, a line, a course of conduct, etc., is reverted or
turned contrary to its natural direction.
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He did so with the reverse of the lance. --Sir W.
Scott.
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2. That which is directly opposite or contrary to something
else; a contrary; an opposite. --Chaucer.
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And then mistook reverse of wrong for right. --Pope.
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To make everything the reverse of what they have
seen, is quite as easy as to destroy. --Burke.
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3. The act of reversing; complete change; reversal; hence,
total change in circumstances or character; especially, a
change from better to worse; misfortune; a check or
defeat; as, the enemy met with a reverse.
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The strange reverse of fate you see;
I pitied you, now you may pity me. --Dryden.
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By a reverse of fortune, Stephen becomes rich.
--Lamb.
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4. The back side; as, the reverse of a drum or trench; the
reverse of a medal or coin, that is, the side opposite to
the obverse. See Obverse.
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5. A thrust in fencing made with a backward turn of the hand;
a backhanded stroke. [Obs.] --Shak.
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6. (Surg.) A turn or fold made in bandaging, by which the
direction of the bandage is changed.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Reverse \Re*verse"\, a. [OE. revers, OF. revers, L. reversus, p.
p. of revertere. See Revert.]
1. Turned backward; having a contrary or opposite direction;
hence; opposite or contrary in kind; as, the reverse order
or method. "A vice reverse unto this." --Gower.
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2. Turned upside down; greatly disturbed. [Obs.]
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He found the sea diverse
With many a windy storm reverse. --Gower.
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3. (Bot. & Zool.) Reversed; as, a reverse shell.
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Reverse bearing (Surv.), the bearing of a back station as
observed from the station next in advance.
Reverse curve (Railways), a curve like the letter S, formed
of two curves bending in opposite directions.
Reverse fire (Mil.), a fire in the rear.
Reverse operation (Math.), an operation the steps of which
are taken in a contrary order to that in which the same or
similar steps are taken in another operation considered as
direct; an operation in which that is sought which in
another operation is given, and that given which in the
other is sought; as, finding the length of a pendulum from
its time of vibration is the reverse operation to finding
the time of vibration from the length.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Reverse \Re*verse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reversed
(r[-e]*v[~e]rst");p. pr. & vb. n. Reversing.] [See
Reverse, a., and cf. Revert.]
1. To turn back; to cause to face in a contrary direction; to
cause to depart.
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And that old dame said many an idle verse,
Out of her daughter's heart fond fancies to reverse.
--Spenser.
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2. To cause to return; to recall. [Obs.]
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And to his fresh remembrance did reverse
The ugly view of his deformed crimes. --Spenser.
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3. To change totally; to alter to the opposite.
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Reverse the doom of death. --Shak.
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She reversed the conduct of the celebrated vicar of
Bray. --Sir W.
Scott.
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4. To turn upside down; to invert.
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A pyramid reversed may stand upon his point if
balanced by admirable skill. --Sir W.
Temple.
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5. Hence, to overthrow; to subvert.
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These can divide, and these reverse, the state.
--Pope.
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Custom . . . reverses even the distinctions of good
and evil. --Rogers.
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6. (Law) To overthrow by a contrary decision; to make void;
to under or annual for error; as, to reverse a judgment,
sentence, or decree.
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Reverse arms (Mil.), a position of a soldier in which the
piece passes between the right elbow and the body at an
angle of 45[deg], and is held as in the illustration.
To reverse an engine or To reverse a machine, to cause it
to perform its revolutions or action in the opposite
direction.
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Syn: To overturn; overset; invert; overthrow; subvert;
repeal; annul; revoke; undo.
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5. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Reverse \Re*verse"\, v. i.
1. To return; to revert. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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2. To become or be reversed.
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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