Noun
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an improbable and unexpected victory
"the biggest upset since David beat Goliath"
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the act of upsetting something
"he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed"
Verb
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change radically
"E-mail revolutionized communication in academe"
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cancel officially
"He revoked the ban on smoking"
"lift an embargo"
"vacate a death sentence"
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cause the downfall of
of rulers
"The Czar was overthrown"
"subvert the ruling class"
- bring down -
rule against
"The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill"
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cause to overturn from an upright or normal position
"The cat knocked over the flower vase"
"the clumsy customer turned over the vase"
"he tumped over his beer"
- tip over - turn over - knock over - bowl over - tump over -
turn from an upright or normal position
"The big vase overturned"
"The canoe tumped over"
- turn over - tip over - tump over