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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Overturn  \O`ver*turn"\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Overturned};  p.  pr 
  &  vb  n.  {Overturning}.] 
  1.  To  turn  or  throw  from  a  basis,  foundation,  or  position;  to 
  overset;  as  to  overturn  a  carriage  or  a  building. 
 
  2.  To  subvert;  to  destroy;  to  overthrow. 
 
  3.  To  overpower;  to  conquer.  --Milton. 
 
  Syn:  To  demolish;  overthrow.  See  {Demolish}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  overturning 
  n  :  (nautical)  the  event  of  a  boat  accidentally  turning  over  in 
  the  water  [syn:  {capsizing}] 




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