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English to English adjective
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of the transmission gear causing backward movement in a motor vehicle |  | Example: in reverse gear
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Turned backward; having a contrary or opposite direction; hence; opposite or contrary in kind; as, the reverse order or method. | | source: webster1913
adjective satellite
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directed or moving toward the rear | | Example: a rearward glance
a rearward movement
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reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect | | source: wordnet30
noun
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a relation of direct opposition | | Example: we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true
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the gears by which the motion of a machine can be reversed | | source: wordnet30
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an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating | | source: wordnet30
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the side of a coin or medal that does not bear the principal design | | source: wordnet30
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(American football) a running play in which a back running in one direction hands the ball to a back running in the opposite direction | | source: wordnet30
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turning in the opposite direction | | source: wordnet30
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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. | | source: webster1913
verb
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change to the contrary | | Example: 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
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turn inside out or upside down | | source: wordnet30
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rule against | | Example: The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill
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cancel officially | | Example: He revoked the ban on smoking
lift an embargo
vacate a death sentence
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reverse the position, order, relation, or condition of | | Example: when forming a question, invert the subject and the verb
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To turn back; to cause to face in a contrary direction; to cause to depart. | | source: webster1913
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To return; to revert. | | source: webster1913
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