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Definition of Reverse
Re`verse´ Pronunciation: rė`vẽrst´ | a. | 1. | Turned backward; having a contrary or opposite direction; hence; opposite or contrary in kind; as, the reverse order or method. | | 2. | Turned upside down; greatly disturbed. | | 3. | (Bot. & Zool.) Reversed; as, a reverse shell. | | n. | 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. | | 2. | That which is directly opposite or contrary to something else; a contrary; an opposite. | | 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. | | 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. | | 5. | A thrust in fencing made with a backward turn of the hand; a backhanded stroke. | | 6. | (Surg.) A turn or fold made in bandaging, by which the direction of the bandage is changed. | | v. t. | 1. | To turn back; to cause to face in a contrary direction; to cause to depart. | | 2. | To cause to return; to recall. | | 3. | To change totally; to alter to the opposite. | | 4. | To turn upside down; to invert. | | 5. | Hence, to overthrow; to subvert. | | 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. | | v. i. | 1. | To return; to revert. | | 2. | To become or be reversed. |
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