overturn

Definition

To turn over, capsize or upset.

Etymology

From Middle English overturnen, equivalent to over- + turn. Compare also Middle English overterven (“to overturn”), see terve.

Example Sentences

• "About three or four minutes later still an express freight on the up main line ran into the wreckage at about 35 m.p.h. Its engine also overturned and 15 more wagons were added to the mounting pile of wreckage."
• "We also found that the only emergency egress from the tram was by smashing the front or rear windscreens, and that emergency lighting had failed when the tram overturned."
• "In a report for the Sun on Sunday, Barak claimed that Andrew is consulting lawyers about overturning that settlement."