reversal
reversal

reverse


Definition: Meaning of, reverse in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / rɪˈvəːs /

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reverse reversed reversed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
reversing reverses
  1. opposite [transitive] to change something, such as a decision, judgment, or process so that it is the opposite of what it was before
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  2. car [intransitive and transitive] especially British English if a vehicle or its driver reverses, they go backwards [=  back up American English]
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  3. change position/purpose [transitive] to change around the usual order of the parts of something, or the usual things two people do
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  4. turn something over [transitive] to turn something over or around, in order to show the back of it
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  5. reverse yourself American English to change your opinion or position in an argument
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  6. reverse the charges British English to make a telephone call which is paid for by the person you are telephoning [=  call collect American English]
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  1. opposite the reverse the exact opposite of what has just been mentioned
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  2. in reverse in the opposite way to normal or to the previous situation [↪  vice versa]
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  3. go into reverse/put something into reverse to start to happen or to make something happen in the opposite way
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  4. car [uncountable] the position of the GEAR s in a vehicle that makes it go backwards
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  5. defeat [countable] formal a defeat or a problem that delays your plans [=  setback]
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  6. other side [singular] the less important side or the back of an object that has two sides
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  1. reverse order/situation/process etc the opposite order etc to what is usual or to what has just been stated
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  2. the reverse side the back of something
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reverse used in phrases

  • double reverse (noun)
    1. American football a running play in which a first reverse is followed by a second reverse
  • non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (noun)
    1. an antiviral drug used against HIV; binds directly to reverse transcriptase and prevents RNA conversion to DNA; often used in combination with other drugs
  • nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (noun)
    1. an antiviral drug used against HIV; is incorporated into the DNA of the virus and stops the building process; results in incomplete DNA that cannot create a new virus; often used in combination with other drugs
  • piked reverse hang (noun)
    1. a reverse hang performed on the rings
  • reverse Polish notation (noun)
    1. a parenthesis-free notation for forming mathematical expressions in which each operator follows its operands
  • reverse discrimination (noun)
    1. the practice of giving unfair treatment to a group of people who usually have advantages, in order to be fair to the group of people who were unfairly treated in the past [↪  positive discrimination]
  • reverse engineering (noun)
    1. a situation in which a product is examined to see how it is made, so that it can be copied
  • reverse fault (noun)
    1. a geological fault in which the upper side appears to have been pushed upward by compression
  • reverse gear (noun)
    1. the position of the GEAR s in a vehicle that makes it go backwards
  • reverse hang (noun)
    1. a hang with the arms extended in back
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