reverse
opposite or contrary in position, direction, order, or character: an impression reverse to what was intended; in reverse sequence.
with the back or rear part toward the observer: the reverse side of a fabric.
pertaining to or producing movement in a mechanism opposite to that made under ordinary running conditions: a reverse gear; a reverse turbine.
acting in a manner opposite or contrary to that which is usual, as an appliance or apparatus.
noting or pertaining to an image like that seen in a mirror; backward; reversed.
noting or pertaining to printed matter in which what is normally white, as the page of a book, appears as black, and vice versa.
the opposite or contrary of something.
the back or rear of anything.
Numismatics.
the side of a coin, medal, etc., that does not bear the principal design (opposed to obverse).
the side of an ancient coin that was struck by the upper die.
an adverse change of fortune; a misfortune, check, or defeat: to meet with an unexpected reverse.
Machinery.
the condition of being reversed: to throw an engine into reverse.
a reversing mechanism.
Football. a play on offense in which one back running laterally hands the ball to another back who is running in the opposite direction and who then makes either an end run or a cutback.
Bridge. reverse bid.
Printing. printed matter in which areas that normally appear as white are printed in black, and vice versa.
to turn in an opposite position; transpose: The printer accidently reversed two chapters of the book.
to turn in the opposite direction; send on the opposite course.
to turn inside out or upside down.
to change the direction of running of (a mechanism).
to cause (a mechanism) to run in a direction opposite to that in which it commonly runs.
to revoke or annul (a decree, judgment, etc.): to reverse a verdict.
to alter to the opposite in character or tendency; change completely.
to turn in the opposite order: to reverse the process of evolution.
Printing. to print as a reverse.
to shift into reverse gear: The driver drove forward, then reversed.
(of a mechanism) to be reversed.
to turn or move in the opposite or contrary direction, as in dancing.
Bridge. to make a reverse bid.
Origin of reverse
1synonym study For reverse
Other words for reverse
Opposites for reverse
Other words from reverse
- re·vers·ed·ly [ri-vur-sid-lee, -vurst-lee], /rɪˈvɜr sɪd li, -ˈvɜrst li/, adverb
- re·verse·ly, adverb
- re·vers·er, noun
- half-re·versed, adjective
- non·re·verse, adjective, noun
- non·re·versed, adjective
- non·re·vers·ing, adjective
- pre·re·verse, noun, verb (used with object), pre·re·versed, pre·re·vers·ing.
- un·re·versed, adjective
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How to use reverse in a sentence
There’s a long-running debate about whether the reverse—cold acclimatization—also occurs.
How Your Body Does (and Doesn't) Adapt to Cold | Alex Hutchinson | February 10, 2021 | Outside OnlineGlobal coronavirus deaths have been falling—but scientists are worried that new variants of the virus may reverse those trends.
While the Mavericks are hardly in crisis given Doncic’s youth and supreme talent, they will be forced to ponder some existential questions if they can’t reverse their negative momentum.
How Luka Doncic’s Mavericks lost their joyful swagger and how they can get it back | Ben Golliver | February 3, 2021 | Washington PostFrustration over vaccinations comes as the Washington region’s average for new infections has been dropping, reversing a post-holiday surge that led to record highs in cases and virus-related deaths last month.
Maryland Democrats call for ‘course correction’ amid regionwide frustration over vaccine rollout | Erin Cox, Rebecca Tan, Antonio Olivo | February 3, 2021 | Washington PostComcast on Wednesday said it would suspend its new fees on heavy home Internet users in more than a dozen Northeastern states, reversing course on a policy that threatened higher bills for some families amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Comcast suspends Internet data limits, fees for Northeast customers | Tony Romm | February 3, 2021 | Washington Post
But Republican and Democratic parties have made efforts to reverse that trend.
So now the company is asking the FCC to, in effect, reverse itself.
How ‘Ethical’ Hotel Chain Marriott Gouges Guests in the Name of Wi-Fi Security | Kyle Chayka | December 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMy trip takes the reverse path, and I begin by assessing the depth of my Shakespeare knowledge in his birthplace.
Ditto Virginia, but in reverse; culturally, northern Virginia is Yankee land (but with gun shops).
Europeans seem to find them exotic, an odd case of culture-envy in reverse.
When, however, you learn by rote you know the task as you learned it, and not in the reverse way.
Assimilative Memory | Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)As before suggested, let the pupil recite the foregoing ten events forwards and the reverse way several times from memory.
Assimilative Memory | Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)The backs are mostly cut the reverse way of the grain to the present rule, forming what are now termed "slab" backs.
Violins and Violin Makers | Joseph PearceBut for the assurance of his senses he could have believed they headed towards these yellow cliffs instead of the reverse.
The Wave | Algernon BlackwoodThe tunnel itself includes a reverse curve, and, at the present time, railroad tracks and Stock Creek waters run through it.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. Torpey
British Dictionary definitions for reverse
/ (rɪˈvɜːs) /
to turn or set in an opposite direction, order, or position
to change into something different or contrary; alter completely: reverse one's policy
(also intr) to move or cause to move backwards or in an opposite direction: to reverse a car
to run (machinery, etc) in the opposite direction to normal
to turn inside out
law to revoke or set aside (a judgment, decree, etc); annul
(often foll by out) to print from plates so made that white lettering or design of (a page, text, display, etc) appears on a black or coloured background
reverse arms military to turn one's arms upside down, esp as a token of mourning
reverse the charge or reverse the charges to make a telephone call at the recipient's expense
the opposite or contrary of something
the back or rear side of something
a change to an opposite position, state, or direction
a change for the worse; setback or defeat
the mechanism or gears by which machinery, a vehicle, etc, can be made to reverse its direction
(as modifier): reverse gear
the side of a coin bearing a secondary design: Compare obverse (def. 5)
printed matter in which normally black or coloured areas, esp lettering, appear white, and vice versa
(as modifier): reverse plates
in reverse in an opposite or backward direction
the reverse of emphatically not; not at all: he was the reverse of polite when I called
opposite or contrary in direction, position, order, nature, etc; turned backwards
back to front; inverted
operating or moving in a manner contrary to that which is usual
denoting or relating to a mirror image
Origin of reverse
1Derived forms of reverse
- reversely, adverb
- reverser, noun
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