reverse

Definitions of reverse in various dictionaries:

noun - a relation of direct opposition

noun - the gears by which the motion of a machine can be reversed

noun - an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes

noun - the side of a coin or medal that does not bear the principal design

noun - (American football) a running play in which a back running in one direction hands the ball to a back running in the opposite direction

noun - turning in the opposite direction

verb - change to the contrary

verb - turn inside out or upside down

verb - rule against

verb - cancel officially

verb - reverse the position, order, relation, or condition of

adj - directed or moving toward the rear

adj - of the transmission gear causing backward movement in a motor vehicle

adj - reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect

Turned backward in position, direction, or order.

Having the back showing or in view of the observer.

Moving, acting, or organized in a manner contrary to the usual.

Causing backward movement: a reverse gear.

Printed in such a way that the normally colored part appears white against a colored or black background.

The opposite or contrary: All along we thought Sue was older than Bill, but just the reverse was true.

The back or rear part.

The side of a coin or medal that does not carry the principal design; the verso.

A change to an opposite position, condition, or direction.

A change in fortune from better to worse; a setback: suffered financial reverses.

A mechanism, such as a gear in a motor vehicle, that is used to reverse movement.

The position or operating condition of such a mechanism.

Movement in an opposite direction.

An offensive play in which a back running in one direction executes a handoff to a back running in the opposite direction.

To turn around to the opposite direction.

To turn inside out or upside down.

To exchange the positions of; transpose.

Law.

To cause to adopt a contrary viewpoint.

To change to the opposite: reversed their planned course of action.

To cause (an engine or a mechanism) to function in reverse.

To turn or move in the opposite direction.

These verb s are compared as they mean to change to the opposite position, direction, or course.

verb - to turn or move in the opposite direction