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