What does reverse mean?
Definitions for reverse
rɪˈvɜrsre·verse
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word reverse.
Princeton's WordNet
reverse, contrary, oppositenoun
a relation of direct opposition
"we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true"
reverse, reverse gearnoun
the gears by which the motion of a machine can be reversed
reverse, reversal, setback, blow, black eyenoun
an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating
reverse, versonoun
the side of a coin or medal that does not bear the principal design
reversenoun
(American football) a running play in which a back running in one direction hands the ball to a back running in the opposite direction
reversion, reverse, reversal, turnabout, turnaroundadjective
turning in the opposite direction
rearward, reverseadjective
directed or moving toward the rear
"a rearward glance"; "a rearward movement"
reverseadjective
of the transmission gear causing backward movement in a motor vehicle
"in reverse gear"
inverse, reverseverb
reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect
change by reversal, turn, reverseverb
change to the contrary
"The trend was reversed"; "the tides turned against him"; "public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern"
turn back, invert, reverseverb
turn inside out or upside down
overrule, overturn, override, overthrow, reverseverb
rule against
"The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill"
revoke, annul, lift, countermand, reverse, repeal, overturn, rescind, vacateverb
cancel officially
"He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"
invert, reverseverb
reverse the position, order, relation, or condition of
"when forming a question, invert the subject and the verb"
Wiktionary
reversenoun
The opposite of something.
We believed the Chinese weren't ready for us. In fact, the reverse was true.
Etymology: From revers (noun, adjective), reversser (verb), revers (noun, adjectve), reverser (verb), and their source, reversus (past participle), reversare (verb), from re- + versare.
reversenoun
The act of going backwards; a reversal.
Etymology: From revers (noun, adjective), reversser (verb), revers (noun, adjectve), reverser (verb), and their source, reversus (past participle), reversare (verb), from re- + versare.
reversenoun
A piece of misfortune; a setback.
Etymology: From revers (noun, adjective), reversser (verb), revers (noun, adjectve), reverser (verb), and their source, reversus (past participle), reversare (verb), from re- + versare.
reversenoun
The tails side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that is opposite the obverse.
Etymology: From revers (noun, adjective), reversser (verb), revers (noun, adjectve), reverser (verb), and their source, reversus (past participle), reversare (verb), from re- + versare.
reversenoun
The side of something facing away from a viewer, or from what is considered the front; the other side.
Etymology: From revers (noun, adjective), reversser (verb), revers (noun, adjectve), reverser (verb), and their source, reversus (past participle), reversare (verb), from re- + versare.
reversenoun
The gear setting of an automobile that makes it travel backwards.
Etymology: From revers (noun, adjective), reversser (verb), revers (noun, adjectve), reverser (verb), and their source, reversus (past participle), reversare (verb), from re- + versare.
reverseverb
To turn something around such that it faces in the opposite direction.
Etymology: From revers (noun, adjective), reversser (verb), revers (noun, adjectve), reverser (verb), and their source, reversus (past participle), reversare (verb), from re- + versare.
reverseverb
To turn something inside out or upside down.
Etymology: From revers (noun, adjective), reversser (verb), revers (noun, adjectve), reverser (verb), and their source, reversus (past participle), reversare (verb), from re- + versare.
reverseverb
To transpose the positions of two things.
Etymology: From revers (noun, adjective), reversser (verb), revers (noun, adjectve), reverser (verb), and their source, reversus (past participle), reversare (verb), from re- + versare.
reverseverb
To return, come back.
Etymology: From revers (noun, adjective), reversser (verb), revers (noun, adjectve), reverser (verb), and their source, reversus (past participle), reversare (verb), from re- + versare.
reverseverb
To revoke a law, or to change a decision into its opposite.
Etymology: From revers (noun, adjective), reversser (verb), revers (noun, adjectve), reverser (verb), and their source, reversus (past participle), reversare (verb), from re- + versare.
reverseverb
To cause a mechanism or a vehicle to operate or move in the opposite direction.
Etymology: From revers (noun, adjective), reversser (verb), revers (noun, adjectve), reverser (verb), and their source, reversus (past participle), reversare (verb), from re- + versare.
reverseverb
To change the direction of a reaction such that the products become the reactants and vice-versa.
Etymology: From revers (noun, adjective), reversser (verb), revers (noun, adjectve), reverser (verb), and their source, reversus (past participle), reversare (verb), from re- + versare.
reverseverb
To place a set of points in the reverse position
Etymology: From revers (noun, adjective), reversser (verb), revers (noun, adjectve), reverser (verb), and their source, reversus (past participle), reversare (verb), from re- + versare.
reverseverb
to move from the normal position to the reverse position
Etymology: From revers (noun, adjective), reversser (verb), revers (noun, adjectve), reverser (verb), and their source, reversus (past participle), reversare (verb), from re- + versare.
reverseadverb
In a reverse way or direction; upside-down.
Etymology: From revers (noun, adjective), reversser (verb), revers (noun, adjectve), reverser (verb), and their source, reversus (past participle), reversare (verb), from re- + versare.
reverseadjective
Opposite, contrary; going in the opposite direction.
Etymology: From revers (noun, adjective), reversser (verb), revers (noun, adjectve), reverser (verb), and their source, reversus (past participle), reversare (verb), from re- + versare.
reverseadjective
Pertaining to engines, vehicle movement etc. moving in a direction opposite to the usual direction.
He selected reverse gear.
Etymology: From revers (noun, adjective), reversser (verb), revers (noun, adjectve), reverser (verb), and their source, reversus (past participle), reversare (verb), from re- + versare.
reverseadjective
to be in the non-default position; to be set for the lesser-used route.
Etymology: From revers (noun, adjective), reversser (verb), revers (noun, adjectve), reverser (verb), and their source, reversus (past participle), reversare (verb), from re- + versare.
Webster Dictionary
Reverseadjective
turned backward; having a contrary or opposite direction; hence; opposite or contrary in kind; as, the reverse order or method
Etymology: [OE. revers, OF. revers, L. reversus, p. p. of revertere. See Revert.]
Reverseadjective
turned upside down; greatly disturbed
Etymology: [OE. revers, OF. revers, L. reversus, p. p. of revertere. See Revert.]
Reverseadjective
reversed; as, a reverse shell
Etymology: [OE. revers, OF. revers, L. reversus, p. p. of revertere. See Revert.]
Reverseadjective
that which appears or is presented when anything, as a lance, a line, a course of conduct, etc., is reverted or turned contrary to its natural direction
Etymology: [OE. revers, OF. revers, L. reversus, p. p. of revertere. See Revert.]
Reverseadjective
that which is directly opposite or contrary to something else; a contrary; an opposite
Etymology: [OE. revers, OF. revers, L. reversus, p. p. of revertere. See Revert.]
Reverseadjective
the act of reversing; complete change; reversal; hence, total change in circumstances or character; especially, a change from better to worse; misfortune; a check or defeat; as, the enemy met with a reverse
Etymology: [OE. revers, OF. revers, L. reversus, p. p. of revertere. See Revert.]
Reverseadjective
the back side; as, the reverse of a drum or trench; the reverse of a medal or coin, that is, the side opposite to the obverse. See Obverse
Etymology: [OE. revers, OF. revers, L. reversus, p. p. of revertere. See Revert.]
Reverseadjective
a thrust in fencing made with a backward turn of the hand; a backhanded stroke
Etymology: [OE. revers, OF. revers, L. reversus, p. p. of revertere. See Revert.]
Reverseadjective
a turn or fold made in bandaging, by which the direction of the bandage is changed
Etymology: [OE. revers, OF. revers, L. reversus, p. p. of revertere. See Revert.]
Reverseadjective
to turn back; to cause to face in a contrary direction; to cause to depart
Etymology: [OE. revers, OF. revers, L. reversus, p. p. of revertere. See Revert.]
Reverseadjective
to cause to return; to recall
Etymology: [OE. revers, OF. revers, L. reversus, p. p. of revertere. See Revert.]
Reverseadjective
to change totally; to alter to the opposite
Etymology: [OE. revers, OF. revers, L. reversus, p. p. of revertere. See Revert.]
Reverseadjective
to turn upside down; to invert
Etymology: [OE. revers, OF. revers, L. reversus, p. p. of revertere. See Revert.]
Reverseadjective
hence, to overthrow; to subvert
Etymology: [OE. revers, OF. revers, L. reversus, p. p. of revertere. See Revert.]
Reverseadjective
to overthrow by a contrary decision; to make void; to under or annual for error; as, to reverse a judgment, sentence, or decree
Etymology: [OE. revers, OF. revers, L. reversus, p. p. of revertere. See Revert.]
Reverseverb
to return; to revert
Etymology: [OE. revers, OF. revers, L. reversus, p. p. of revertere. See Revert.]
Reverseverb
to become or be reversed
Etymology: [OE. revers, OF. revers, L. reversus, p. p. of revertere. See Revert.]
Freebase
Reverse
A reverse is a relatively common trick play in American football that involves one or more abrupt changes in the lateral flow of a rushing play.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Reverse
rē-vėrs′, v.t. to place in the contrary order or position: to change wholly: to overthrow: to change by an opposite decision: to annul: to revoke, as a decree: to recall.—n. that which is reversed: the opposite: the back, esp. of a coin or medal: change: misfortune: a calamity: in fencing, a back-handed stroke: (her.) the exact contrary of what has been described just before, as an escutcheon.—adj. turned backward: having an opposite direction: upset.—n. Rever′sal, act of reversing.—adj. Reversed′, turned or changed to the contrary: inside out: (bot.) resupinate.—adv. Rever′sedly.—adj. Reverse′less, unalterable.—adv. Reverse′ly, in a reverse order: on the other hand: on the opposite.—ns. Rever′ser (Scots law), a mortgager of land; Rever′si, a game played by two persons with sixty-four counters; Reversibil′ity, the capability of being reversed, as of heat into work and work into heat.—adj. Rever′sible, that may be reversed, as in a fabric having both sides well finished.—ns. Rever′sing-cyl′inder, the cylinder of a small auxiliary steam-engine; Rever′sing-gear, those parts of a steam-engine by which the direction of the motion is changed; Rever′sing-lē′ver, a lever in a steam-engine which operates the slide-valve; Rever′sing-machine′, a moulding-machine in founding, in which the flask can be reversed; Rever′sing-mō′tion, any mechanism for changing the direction of motion of an engine; Rever′sing-shaft, a shaft which permits a reversal of the order of steam passage through the ports; Rever′sing-valve, the valve of a reversing-cylinder; Rever′sion, the act of reverting or returning: that which reverts or returns: the return or future possession of any property after some particular event: the right to future possession: (biol.) return to some type of ancestral character: return to the wild state after domestication.—adj. Rever′sionary, relating to a reversion: to be enjoyed in succession: atavic.—ns. Rever′sioner; Rever′sis, an old French game of cards in which the aim was to take the fewest tricks.—adj. Rever′sive.—n. Rever′so (print.), any one of the left-hand pages of a book.—Reverse a battery, to turn the current of electricity by means of a commutator; Reverse shell, a univalve shell which has its volutions the reversed way of the common screw; Reversionary annuity, a deferred annuity. [L. reversus, pa.p. of revertĕre, to turn back—re-, back, vertĕre, to turn.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
reverse
A change; a vicissitude. Also, the flank at the other extremity from the pivot of a division is termed the reverse flank.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
reverse
A change for the worse, or partial defeat.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of reverse in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of reverse in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of reverse in a Sentence
The culture of retaliation continues, at this point in the VA, you risk your job, you risk your reputation if you speak up for patient care problems. You do not risk your job if you retaliate against someone. And it should be just the reverse.
This is a picture of the defendant holding what appears to be a handgun in his left hand in a reverse grip.
I would not say we ought to reverse course, but if we had to start it all over again, I would have kept( all the doses) within the state, because we could utilize all those federal partners within our own allocation.
It's going against our efforts. It just makes it very hard. I think all our elected officials, our representatives, congressmen, everybody should be doing something to reverse that decision, because we are going to be hurt very badly.
They got out to see what has happening, this person in turn went around the other side of the ambulance and got into the driver's side. ... They tried to get him out of the ambulance, he put it in reverse, he struck the one EMT who was injured, and he ran over our other EMT and she was subsequently killed.
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- Rückwärtsgang, umgekehrtGerman
- όπισθενGreek
- inversigiEsperanto
- al revés, reverso, marcha atrás, en sentido contrarioSpanish
- marche arrièreFrench
- ribaltato, retromarcia, invertito, inversoItalian
- 裏返す, 逆進, あべこべ, 裏, 覆す, 逆, 逆転Japanese
- achteruitDutch
- marcha ré, inverter, reverter, ré, versoPortuguese
- întoarce, inversă, contrariu, abroga, spate, bascula, verso, revers, răsturna, dos, răsturnat, invers, anula, revocaRomanian
- противоположный, обратныйRussian
- backSwedish
- ถอยหลังThai
- tersTurkish
- скасувати, касуватиUkrainian
- số deVietnamese
- 相反Chinese
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