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The definition of reverse
22 Definitions of: reverse
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- verb, to turn or set in an opposite direction, order, or position
- verb, to change into something different or contrary; alter completely
- verb, to move or cause to move backwards or in an opposite direction
- verb, to run (machinery, etc) in the opposite direction to normal
- verb, to turn inside out
- verb, law to revoke or set aside (a judgment, decree, etc); annul
- verb, to print from plates so made that white lettering or design of (a page, text, display, etc) appears on a black or coloured background
- verb, reverse arms military to turn one's arms upside down, esp as a token of mourning
- verb, reverse the charge(s) to make a telephone call at the recipient's expense
- noun, the opposite or contrary of something
- noun, the back or rear side of something
- noun, a change to an opposite position, state, or direction
- noun, a change for the worse; setback or defeat
- noun, a) the mechanism or gears by which machinery, a vehicle, etc, can be made to reverse its direction b) (as modifier)
- noun, the side of a coin bearing a secondary design. Compare obverse
- noun, a) printed matter in which normally black or coloured areas, esp lettering, appear white, and vice versa b) (as modifier)
- noun, in reverse in an opposite or backward direction
- noun, the reverse of emphatically not; not at all
- adjective, opposite or contrary in direction, position, order, nature, etc; turned backwards
- adjective, back to front; inverted
- adjective, operating or moving in a manner contrary to that which is usual
- adjective, denoting or relating to a mirror image
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| Synonyms: | failure, opposite, affliction, contrary, converse, antithesis, inverse, contradiction, misfortune, check | And more... |
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| Antonyms: | front, implement |
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©HarperCollins 2008. Collins English Dictionary definition of reverse