noun
- The act of upsetting something.
- usage: "he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed"
- An improbable and unexpected victory.
- usage: "the biggest upset since David beat Goliath"
- synonyms: upset
verb
- Turn from an upright or normal position.
- usage: "The big vase overturned"; "The canoe tumped over"
- Cause to overturn from an upright or normal position.
- usage: "The cat knocked over the flower vase"; "the clumsy customer turned over the vase"; "he tumped over his beer"
- Rule against.
- usage: "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill"
- Cause the downfall of; of rulers.
- usage: "The Czar was overthrown"; "subvert the ruling class"
- synonyms: overthrow, subvert, bring down
- Cancel officially.
- usage: "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"
- Change radically.
- usage: "E-mail revolutionized communication in academe"
- synonyms: revolutionize, revolutionise
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