overturn verb (GO UPSIDE DOWN)
› [ I or T ] to (cause to) turn over:
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- The rioters overturned several cars and set them alight.
- An articulated lorry has overturned on the south-bound carriageway, shedding its load.
- A truck driver died last night when his vehicle overturned.
- She overturned the car, but walked away from it without a scratch.
- Vandals smashed windows and overturned cars in the downtown shopping district.
overturn verb (CHANGE)
› [ T ] UK If you overturn someone's majority in an election in the UK, you defeat them:
The Labour candidate unexpectedly overturned the long-standing Tory majority.
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