REVERSE

inverse, reverse

(adjective) reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect

rearward, reverse

(adjective) directed or moving toward the rear; “a rearward glance”; “a rearward movement”

reverse

(adjective) of the transmission gear causing backward movement in a motor vehicle; “in reverse gear”

reversion, reverse, reversal, turnabout, turnaround

(noun) turning in the opposite direction

reverse

(noun) (American football) a running play in which a back running in one direction hands the ball to a back running in the opposite direction

reverse, reverse gear

(noun) the gears by which the motion of a machine can be reversed

reverse, verso

(noun) the side of a coin or medal that does not bear the principal design

reverse, reversal, setback, blow, black eye

(noun) an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating

reverse, contrary, opposite

(noun) a relation of direct opposition; “we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true”

invert, reverse

(verb) reverse the position, order, relation, or condition of; “when forming a question, invert the subject and the verb”

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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

reverse (comparative more reverse, superlative most reverse)

Opposite, contrary; going in the opposite direction. [from 14th c.]

Pertaining to engines, vehicle movement etc. moving in a direction opposite to the usual direction. [from 19th c.]

(rail transport, of points) To be in the non-default position; to be set for the lesser-used route.

Turned upside down; greatly disturbed.

(botany) Reversed.

(genetics) In which cDNA synthetization is obtained from an RNA template.

Antonyms

• (rail transport): normal

Adverb

reverse (comparative more reverse, superlative most reverse)

(now rare) In a reverse way or direction; upside-down. [from 16^thc. (from the 14^thc. in Middle English)]

Synonyms

• See also vice versa or upside down

Noun

reverse (plural reverses)

The opposite of something. [from 14th c.]

The act of going backwards; a reversal. [from 15th c.]

A piece of misfortune; a setback. [from 16th c.]

The tails side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that is opposite the obverse. [from 17th c.]

The side of something facing away from a viewer, or from what is considered the front; the other side. [from 18th c.]

The gear setting of an automobile that makes it travel backwards. [from 19th c.]

A thrust in fencing made with a backward turn of the hand; a backhanded stroke.

(surgery) A turn or fold made in bandaging, by which the direction of the bandage is changed.

Verb

reverse (third-person singular simple present reverses, present participle reversing, simple past and past participle reversed)

(transitive) To turn something around so that it faces the opposite direction or runs in the opposite sequence.

(transitive) To turn something inside out or upside down.

(transitive) To transpose the positions of two things.

(transitive) To change totally; to alter to the opposite.

(obsolete, intransitive) To return, come back.

(obsolete, transitive) To turn away; to cause to depart.

(obsolete, transitive) To cause to return; to recall.

(legal) To revoke a law, or to change a decision into its opposite.

(ergative) To cause a mechanism or a vehicle to operate or move in the opposite direction to normal.

(chemistry) To change the direction of a reaction such that the products become the reactants and vice-versa.

(rail transport, transitive) To place a set of points in the reverse position

(rail transport, intransitive, of points) to move from the normal position to the reverse position

To overthrow; to subvert.

Antonyms

• (to turn something in the opposite): unreverse

• (rail transport): normalise / normalize (transitive and intransitive)

Anagrams

• Reserve, Reveres, reserve, reveres, severer, veerers

Source: Wiktionary

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Re*verse", a. Etym: [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.

2. Turned upside down; greatly disturbed. [Obs.] He found the sea diverse With many a windy storm reverse. Gower.

3. (Bot. & Zoöl.)

Definition: Reversed; as, a reverse shell. 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.

Re*verse", n. Etym: [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. He did so with the reverse of the lance. Sir W. Scott.

2. That which is directly opposite or contrary to something else; a contrary; an opposite. Chaucer. And then mistook reverse of wrong for right. Pope. To make everything the reverse of what they have seen, is quite as easy as to destroy. Burke.

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. The strange reverse of fate you see; I pitied you, now you may pity me. Dryden. By a reverse of fortune, Stephen becomes rich. Lamb.

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 Ant: obverse. See Obverse.

5. A thrust in fencing made with a backward turn of the hand; a backhanded stroke. [Obs.] Shak.

6. (Surg.)

Definition: A turn or fold made in bandaging, by which the direction of the bandage is changed.

Re*verse", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reversed;p. pr. & vb. n. Reversing.] Etym: [See Reverse, a., and cf. Revert.]

1. To turn back; to cause to face in a contrary direction; to cause to depart. And that old dame said many an idle verse, Out of her daughter's heart fond fancies to reverse. Spenser.

2. To cause to return; to recall. [Obs.] And to his fresh remembrance did reverse The ugly view of his deformed crimes. Spenser.

3. To change totally; to alter to the opposite. Reverse the doom of death. Shak. She reversed the conduct of the celebrated vicar of Bray. Sir W. Scott.

4. To turn upside down; to invert. A pyramid reversed may stand upon his point if balanced by admirable skill. Sir W. Temple.

5. Hence, to overthrow; to subvert. These can divide, and these reverse, the state. Pope. Custom . . . reverses even the distinctions of good and evil. Rogers.

6. (Law)

Definition: To overthrow by a contrary decision; to make void; to under or annual for error; as, to reverse a judgment, sentence, or decree. 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°, and is held as in the illustration.

– To reverse an engine or a machine, to cause it to perform its revolutions or action in the opposite direction.

Syn.

– To overturn; overset; invert; overthrow; subvert; repeal; annul; revoke; undo.

Re*verse", v. i.

1. To return; to revert. [Obs.] Spenser.

2. To become or be reversed.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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