REVERSE


Meaning of REVERSE in English

[ rɪ'və:s ]

■ verb

1》 move backwards.

↘(of an engine) work in a contrary direction.

2》 turn the other way round or up or inside out.

3》 make the opposite of what it was: the damage done to the ozone layer may be ~d.

↘swap (positions or functions).

4》 Law revoke or annul (a judgement by a lower court or authority).

■ adjective

1》 going in or turned towards the opposite direction.

↘operating or behaving in a way opposite to that which is usual or expected.

2》 Geology denoting a fault in which a relative downward movement occurred in the strata on the underside of the fault plane.

■ noun

1》 a complete change of direction or action.

↘ American Football a play in which the direction of attack is ~d.

2》 ~ gear.

3》 ( the ~ ) the opposite to that previously stated.

4》 a setback or defeat.

5》 the opposite side or face to the observer.

↘a left-hand page of an open book, or the back of a loose document.

↘the side of a coin or medal bearing the value or secondary design.

Phrases

~ arms hold a rifle with the butt upwards.

~ the charges make the recipient of a telephone call responsible for payment.

Derivatives

~ly adverb

~r noun

Origin

ME: from OFr. revers , ~ (n.), ~r (v.), from L. revers- , revertere 'turn back'.

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