Reverse
[rɪ'vɜːs] or [rɪ'vɝs]
Definition
(noun.) (American football) a running play in which a back running in one direction hands the ball to a back running in the opposite direction.
(noun.) the gears by which the motion of a machine can be reversed.
(noun.) the side of a coin or medal that does not bear the principal design.
(noun.) an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating.
(noun.) a relation of direct opposition; 'we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true'.
(adj.) of the transmission gear causing backward movement in a motor vehicle; 'in reverse gear' .
Inputed by Allen--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Turned backward; having a contrary or opposite direction; hence; opposite or contrary in kind; as, the reverse order or method.
(a.) Turned upside down; greatly disturbed.
(a.) Reversed; as, a reverse shell.
(a.) 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.
(a.) That which is directly opposite or contrary to something else; a contrary; an opposite.
(a.) 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.
(a.) 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.
(a.) A thrust in fencing made with a backward turn of the hand; a backhanded stroke.
(a.) A turn or fold made in bandaging, by which the direction of the bandage is changed.
(a.) To turn back; to cause to face in a contrary direction; to cause to depart.
(a.) To cause to return; to recall.
(a.) To change totally; to alter to the opposite.
(a.) To turn upside down; to invert.
(a.) Hence, to overthrow; to subvert.
(a.) 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.) To return; to revert.
(v. i.) To become or be reversed.
Editor: Lou
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. [1]. Invert, turn upside down, turn end for end, turn topsy-turvy.[2]. Overturn, overthrow, subvert.[3]. Change to the opposite.[4]. Annul, repeal, revoke, rescind, countermand.
a. Opposite, converse.
n. [1]. Contrary, opposite, counterpart.[2]. Change, vicissitude.[3]. Misfortune, mischance, mishap, misadventure, trial, hardship, affliction, reverse of fortune.
Editor: Ned
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Inversion, derangement, counterchange, counterposition, opposition,contrariety, contradiction, alteration, change, mutation, rear, back, evolution,counterexhibition
ANT:Version, arrangement, sequence, order, collocation, position, perpetuation,continuance, stability, identity, uniformity, regularity, obverse, front
SYN:Invert, derange, upset, overturn, subvert, annul, counterchange
ANT:Order, arrange, place, collocate, range
Checker: Witt
Definition
v.t. to place in the contrary order or position: to change wholly: to overthrow: to change by an opposite decision: to annul: to revoke as a decree: to recall.—n. that which is reversed: the opposite: the back esp. of a coin or medal: change: misfortune: a calamity: in fencing a back-handed stroke: (her.) the exact contrary of what has been described just before as an escutcheon.—adj. turned backward: having an opposite direction: upset.—n. Rever′sal act of reversing.—adj. Reversed′ turned or changed to the contrary: inside out: (bot.) resupinate.—adv. Rever′sedly.—adj. Reverse′less unalterable.—adv. Reverse′ly in a reverse order: on the other hand: on the opposite.—ns. Rever′ser (Scots law) a mortgager of land; Rever′si a game played by two persons with sixty-four counters; Reversibil′ity the capability of being reversed as of heat into work and work into heat.—adj. Rever′sible that may be reversed as in a fabric having both sides well finished.—ns. Rever′sing-cyl′inder the cylinder of a small auxiliary steam-engine; Rever′sing-gear those parts of a steam-engine by which the direction of the motion is changed; Rever′sing-lē′ver a lever in a steam-engine which operates the slide-valve; Rever′sing-machine′ a moulding-machine in founding in which the flask can be reversed; Rever′sing-mō′tion any mechanism for changing the direction of motion of an engine; Rever′sing-shaft a shaft which permits a reversal of the order of steam passage through the ports; Rever′sing-valve the valve of a reversing-cylinder; Rever′sion the act of reverting or returning: that which reverts or returns: the return or future possession of any property after some particular event: the right to future possession: (biol.) return to some type of ancestral character: return to the wild state after domestication.—adj. Rever′sionary relating to a reversion: to be enjoyed in succession: atavic.—ns. Rever′sioner; Rever′sis an old French game of cards in which the aim was to take the fewest tricks.—adj. Rever′sive.—n. Rever′so (print.) any one of the left-hand pages of a book.—Reverse a battery to turn the current of electricity by means of a commutator; Reverse shell a univalve shell which has its volutions the reversed way of the common screw; Reversionary annuity a deferred annuity.
Edited by Bertram
Examples
- The paper is thin, and the reverse will give the message. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- But I am going to confess to you, Fred, that I have been tempted to reverse all that by keeping silence with you just now. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- She impressed me neither favourably nor the reverse. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- I have no doubt, Mr Twemlow, that you have heard of a reverse of fortune having befallen us. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- But the case is exactly the reverse. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Such behaviour as this, so exactly the reverse of her own, appeared no more meritorious to Marianne, than her own had seemed faulty to her. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- Slackbridge likewise sat down, wiping his hot forehead—always from left to right, and never the reverse way. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Later, the bowl became more pointed, the drop was replaced by a tongue, and the handle, after 1760, instead of slightly curving to the front at the end, reversed the position. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Love and hatred might have been unattended with any such desires, or their particular connexion might have been entirely reversed. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- To take off copies lay dry sheets of paper on the reversed impression, press gently, and remove quickly. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- He had not well done speaking, when the windlass was reversed and worked again. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- When the current was reversed the friction was greatly increased over what it was when no current was passing. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The armature circuit had a switch in it which permitted the locomotive to be reversed by reversing the direction of current flow through the armature. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- But it _is_ a negative, so called because everything in it is reversed--not only from left to right, but in the details of the image. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- On his reversing the ar rangement, and carrying on the process for a similar length of time, the sulphuric acid appeared in the agate cup, and the solution of lime on the opposite side. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- The armature circuit had a switch in it which permitted the locomotive to be reversed by reversing the direction of current flow through the armature. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Hence, some mechanical device for periodically reversing the current is necessary, if the motor is to be of commercial value. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- He also contrived the means of printing in colours from stone, by reversing the process of ordinary lithographic printing. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- If the direction of flow of current be reversed, by reversing the battery, the electromagnetic polarity also reverses and the end of the permanent magnet swings over to the other side. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- A switch in the armature circuit enabled the motorman to reverse the direction of travel by reversing the current flow through the armature coils. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Probably the Etruscans ruled over a subjugated Italian population, so reversing the state of affairs in Greece, in which the Aryans were uppermost. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The news of these reverses caused a very great excitement in Germany and Austria, and the Tsar assumed a more arrogant attitude towards his ally. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The crusaders beleaguered Prague, but failed to take it, and they experienced a series of reverses that ended in their retreat from Bohemia. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- His fleets also took Algiers, and inflicted a number of reverses upon the Venetians. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- No; the great magician who majestically works out the appointed order of the Creator, never reverses his transformations. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- If the direction of flow of current be reversed, by reversing the battery, the electromagnetic polarity also reverses and the end of the permanent magnet swings over to the other side. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- A gentleman must expect reverses,' said Smangle. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Dr. Roebuck met with reverses and had to end the partnership agreement, and Watt had to borrow money from his old friend Professor Black to secure his patent. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
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