Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
OVERTURN
overturn, upset
(noun) an improbable and unexpected victory; “the biggest upset since David beat Goliath”
upset, overturn, turnover
(noun) the act of upsetting something; “he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed”
revolutionize, revolutionise, overturn
(verb) change radically; “E-mail revolutionized communication in academe”
overrule, overturn, override, overthrow, reverse
(verb) rule against; “The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill”
revoke, annul, lift, countermand, reverse, repeal, overturn, rescind, vacate
(verb) cancel officially; “He revoked the ban on smoking”; “lift an embargo”; “vacate a death sentence”
overturn, turn over, tip over, tump over
(verb) turn from an upright or normal position; “The big vase overturned”; “The canoe tumped over”
overturn, tip over, turn over, upset, knock over, bowl over, tump over
(verb) cause to overturn from an upright or normal position; “The cat knocked over the flower vase”; “the clumsy customer turned over the vase”; “he tumped over his beer”
overthrow, subvert, overturn, bring down
(verb) cause the downfall of; of rulers; “The Czar was overthrown”; “subvert the ruling class”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
overturn (third-person singular simple present overturns, present participle overturning, simple past and past participle overturned)
(transitive or intransitive) To turn over, capsize or upset.
(transitive) To overthrow or destroy.
(legal, transitive) To reverse (a decision); to overrule or rescind.
(transitive) To diminish the significance of a previous defeat by winning; to comeback from.
Noun
overturn (plural overturns)
A turning over or upside-down; inversion.
The overturning or overthrow of some institution or state of affairs; ruin.
Anagrams
• turn over, turnover
Source: Wiktionary
O`ver*turn", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overturned; p. pr. & vb. n. Overturning.]
1. To turn or throw from a basis, foundation, or position; to overset; as, to overturn a carriage or a building.
2. To subvert; to destroy; to overthrow.
3. To overpower; to conquer. Milton.
Syn.
– To demolish; overthrow. See Demolish.
O"ver*turn`, n.
Definition: The act off overturning, or the state of being overturned or subverted; overthrow; as, an overturn of parties.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FUDGE
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