OVERTURNING

Verb

overturning

present participle of overturn

Noun

overturning (plural overturnings)

The act by which something is overturned.

Anagrams

• turning over

Source: Wiktionary


OVERTURN

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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