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Noun
Definition: a relation of direct opposition; "we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true"
Definition: an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating
Definition: (American football) a running play in which a back running in one direction hands the ball to a back running in the opposite direction
Definition: The opposite of something.
Verb
Definition: 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"
Definition: rule against; "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill"
Definition: cancel officially; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"
Definition: reverse the position, order, relation, or condition of; "when forming a question, invert the subject and the verb"
Definition: To turn something around so that it faces the opposite direction or runs in the opposite sequence.
Adjective
Definition: directed or moving toward the rear; "a rearward glance"; "a rearward movement"
Definition: of the transmission gear causing backward movement in a motor vehicle; "in reverse gear"
Definition: Opposite, contrary; going in the opposite direction.
Adverb
Definition: In a reverse way or direction; in reverse; upside-down.