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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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     2. To subvert; to destroy; to overthrow.
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     3. To overpower; to conquer. --Milton.
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     Syn: To demolish; overthrow. See {Demolish}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  overturned
       adj : having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the
             bottom; "an overturned car"; "the upset pitcher of
             milk"; "sat on an upturned bucket" [syn: {upset}, {upturned}]

















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