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- 1 Opposite, contrary; going in the opposite direction. not-comparable
"We ate the meal in reverse order, starting with dessert and ending with the starter."
- 2 Pertaining to engines, vehicle movement etc. moving in a direction opposite to the usual direction. not-comparable
"He selected reverse gear."
- 3 To be in the non-default position; to be set for the lesser-used route. not-comparable
- 4 Turned upside down; greatly disturbed. not-comparable
- 5 Reversed. not-comparable
"a reverse shell"
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- 6 In which cDNA synthetization is obtained from an RNA template. not-comparable
- 1 reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect wordnet
- 2 directed or moving toward the rear wordnet
- 3 of the transmission gear causing backward movement in a motor vehicle wordnet
- 1 In a reverse way or direction; in reverse; upside-down. archaic, not-comparable
"The man was killed to feed his image fat / Within this pictured world that ran reverse, / Where miracles alone were ever plain."
- 1 The opposite of something.
"Division is the reverse of multiplication."
- 2 turning in the opposite direction wordnet
- 3 The act of going backwards; a reversal.
"By a reverse of fortune, Stephen becomes rich."
- 4 (American football) a running play in which a back running in one direction hands the ball to a back running in the opposite direction wordnet
- 5 A piece of misfortune; a setback.
"And the cold truth such sad reverse did seem As to awake in grief from some delightful dream."
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- 6 the gears by which the motion of a machine can be reversed wordnet
- 7 The tails side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that is opposite the obverse.
- 8 the side of a coin or medal that does not bear the principal design wordnet
- 9 The side of something facing away from a viewer, or from what is considered the front; the other side.
- 10 an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating wordnet
- 11 The gear setting of an automobile that makes it travel backwards. (Denoted with symbol R on a shifter's labeling.)
"I shifted into reverse and was just about to back up when our silly cat walked behind the car! Honk honk, kitty! Get out of there!"
- 12 a relation of direct opposition wordnet
- 13 A thrust in fencing made with a backward turn of the hand; a backhanded stroke.
"but first , master see thee pass thy punto , thy stock , thy reverse , thy guest"
- 14 A turn or fold made in bandaging, by which the direction of the bandage is changed.
- 15 Synonym of transpose.
- 1 To turn something around so that it faces the opposite direction or runs in the opposite sequence. transitive
"to reverse the order of books on a shelf"
- 2 change to the contrary wordnet
- 3 To turn something inside out or upside down. transitive
"A pyramid reversed may stand upon his point if balanced by admirable skill."
- 4 turn inside out or upside down wordnet
- 5 To transpose the positions of two things. transitive
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- 6 reverse the position, order, relation, or condition of wordnet
- 7 To change totally; to alter to the opposite. transitive
"All trends reverse eventually."
- 8 rule against wordnet
- 9 To return, come back. intransitive, obsolete
"Bene they all dead, and laide in dolefull herse? / Or doen they onely sleepe, and shall againe reuerse?"
- 10 cancel officially wordnet
- 11 To turn away; to cause to depart. obsolete, transitive
"And that old dame said many an idle verse, / Out of her daughter's heart fond fancies to reverse."
- 12 To cause to return; to recall. obsolete, transitive
"And to his fresh remembrance did reverse / The ugly view of his deformd crimes."
- 13 To revoke a law, or to change a decision into its opposite.
"to reverse a judgment, sentence, or decree"
- 14 To cause a mechanism to operate or move in the opposite direction to normal; to drive a vehicle in the direction the driver has the back. ergative
"Richardson dropped into the six-foot between the two engines, ran for a few yards, grabbed Mitchell's engine, and swung himself up. Mitchell had got to his feet by this time, but he made no move. Richardson shut off steam, reversed her, and brought her to a stand."
- 15 To change the direction of a reaction such that the products become the reactants and vice-versa.
- 16 To place (a set of points) in the reverse position. transitive
- 17 To move from the normal position to the reverse position. intransitive
- 18 To engage reverse thrust on (an engine). transitive
- 19 To overthrow; to subvert.
"These can divide, and these reverse, the state."
- 20 Ellipsis of reverse-engineer. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
"Reversing is also heavily used in connection with malicious software, on both ends of the fence: […]"
Etymology
From Middle English revers, from Anglo-Norman revers, Middle French revers, and their source, Latin reversus, perfect passive participle of reversō, from re- + versō. Doublet of revers.
From Middle English revers, from Anglo-Norman revers, Middle French revers, and their source, Latin reversus, perfect passive participle of reversō, from re- + versō. Doublet of revers.
From Middle English revers, from Anglo-Norman revers, Middle French revers, and their source, Latin reversus, perfect passive participle of reversō, from re- + versō. Doublet of revers.
From Middle English reversen, from Anglo-Norman reverser, Middle French reverser, and their source, Latin reversō, from re- + versō.
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