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(noun) an improbable and unexpected victory; "the biggest upset since David beat Goliath" |
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Synonyms: upset |
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Related Words: success |
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(verb) turn from an upright or normal position; "The big vase overturned" |
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Synonyms: tip over, turn over |
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Related Words: capsize, turn, turn over |
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(verb) cause to overturn from an upright or normal position; "The cat knocked over the flower vase" |
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Synonyms: bowl over, knock over, tip over, turn over, upset |
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Related Words: displace, move |
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(verb) change radically; "E-mail revolutionized communication in academe" |
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Synonyms: revolutionize |
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Related Words: alter, change |
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(noun) the act of upsetting something; "he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed" |
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Synonyms: turnover, upset |
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Related Words: inversion, upending |
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(verb) rule against; "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill" |
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Synonyms: override, overrule, overthrow, reverse |
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Related Words: decree, rule |
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(verb) cause the downfall of; of rulers; "The Czar was overthrown" |
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Synonyms: bring down, overthrow |
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Related Words: depose, force out, revolutionize |
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(verb) annul by recalling or rescinding; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo" |
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Synonyms: annul, countermand, lift, repeal, rescind, reverse, revoke |
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Related Words: cancel, go back on, renege, renege on, renegue on |
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