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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Reverse \Re*verse"\ (r[-e]*v[~e]rs"), n. [Cf. F. revers. See
     Reverse, a.]
     1. That which appears or is presented when anything, as a
        lance, a line, a course of conduct, etc., is reverted or
        turned contrary to its natural direction.
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              He did so with the reverse of the lance. --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
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     2. That which is directly opposite or contrary to something
        else; a contrary; an opposite. --Chaucer.
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              And then mistook reverse of wrong for right. --Pope.
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              To make everything the reverse of what they have
              seen, is quite as easy as to destroy. --Burke.
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     3. The act of reversing; complete change; reversal; hence,
        total change in circumstances or character; especially, a
        change from better to worse; misfortune; a check or
        defeat; as, the enemy met with a reverse.
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              The strange reverse of fate you see;
              I pitied you, now you may pity me.    --Dryden.
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              By a reverse of fortune, Stephen becomes rich.
                                                    --Lamb.
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     4. The back side; as, the reverse of a drum or trench; the
        reverse of a medal or coin, that is, the side opposite to
        the obverse. See Obverse.
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     5. A thrust in fencing made with a backward turn of the hand;
        a backhanded stroke. [Obs.] --Shak.
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     6. (Surg.) A turn or fold made in bandaging, by which the
        direction of the bandage is changed.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Reverse \Re*verse"\, a. [OE. revers, OF. revers, L. reversus, p.
     p. of revertere. See Revert.]
     1. Turned backward; having a contrary or opposite direction;
        hence; opposite or contrary in kind; as, the reverse order
        or method. ``A vice reverse unto this.'' --Gower.
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     2. Turned upside down; greatly disturbed. [Obs.]
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              He found the sea diverse
              With many a windy storm reverse.      --Gower.
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     3. (Bot. & Zo["o]l.) Reversed; as, a reverse shell.
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     Reverse bearing (Surv.), the bearing of a back station as
        observed from the station next in advance.
  
     Reverse curve (Railways), a curve like the letter S, formed
        of two curves bending in opposite directions.
  
     Reverse fire (Mil.), a fire in the rear.
  
     Reverse operation (Math.), an operation the steps of which
        are taken in a contrary order to that in which the same or
        similar steps are taken in another operation considered as
        direct; an operation in which that is sought which in
        another operation is given, and that given which in the
        other is sought; as, finding the length of a pendulum from
        its time of vibration is the reverse operation to finding
        the time of vibration from the length.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Reverse \Re*verse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reversed
     (r[-e]*v[~e]rst");p. pr. & vb. n. Reversing.] [See
     Reverse, a., and cf. Revert.]
     1. To turn back; to cause to face in a contrary direction; to
        cause to depart.
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              And that old dame said many an idle verse,
              Out of her daughter's heart fond fancies to reverse.
                                                    --Spenser.
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     2. To cause to return; to recall. [Obs.]
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              And to his fresh remembrance did reverse
              The ugly view of his deformed crimes. --Spenser.
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     3. To change totally; to alter to the opposite.
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              Reverse the doom of death.            --Shak.
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              She reversed the conduct of the celebrated vicar of
              Bray.                                 --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
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     4. To turn upside down; to invert.
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              A pyramid reversed may stand upon his point if
              balanced by admirable skill.          --Sir W.
                                                    Temple.
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     5. Hence, to overthrow; to subvert.
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              These can divide, and these reverse, the state.
                                                    --Pope.
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              Custom . . . reverses even the distinctions of good
              and evil.                             --Rogers.
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     6. (Law) To overthrow by a contrary decision; to make void;
        to under or annual for error; as, to reverse a judgment,
        sentence, or decree.
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     Reverse arms (Mil.), a position of a soldier in which the
        piece passes between the right elbow and the body at an
        angle of 45[deg], and is held as in the illustration.
  
     To reverse an engine or To reverse a machine, to cause it
        to perform its revolutions or action in the opposite
        direction.
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     Syn: To overturn; overset; invert; overthrow; subvert;
          repeal; annul; revoke; undo.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Reverse \Re*verse"\, v. i.
     1. To return; to revert. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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     2. To become or be reversed.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Indentation \In`den*ta"tion\, n.
     1. The act of indenting or state of being indented.
  
     2. A notch or recess, in the margin or border of anything;
        as, the indentations of a leaf, of the coast, etc.
  
     3. A recess or sharp depression in any surface.
  
     4. (Print.)
        (a) The act of beginning a line or series of lines at a
            little distance within the flush line of the column or
            page, as in the common way of beginning the first line
            of a paragraph.
        (b) The measure of the distance; as, an indentation of one
            em, or of two ems.
  
     Hanging, or Reverse, indentation, indentation of all
        the lines of a paragraph except the first, which is a full
        line.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Reverse \Re*verse"\, n. [Cf. F. revers. See Reverse, a.]
     1. That which appears or is presented when anything, as a
        lance, a line, a course of conduct, etc., is reverted or
        turned contrary to its natural direction.
  
              He did so with the reverse of the lance. --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
  
     2. That which is directly opposite or contrary to something
        else; a contrary; an opposite. --Chaucer.
  
              And then mistook reverse of wrong for right. --Pope.
  
              To make everything the reverse of what they have
              seen, is quite as easy as to destroy. --Burke.
  
     3. The act of reversing; complete change; reversal; hence,
        total change in circumstances or character; especially, a
        change from better to worse; misfortune; a check or
        defeat; as, the enemy met with a reverse.
  
              The strange reverse of fate you see; I pitied you,
              now you may pity me.                  --Dryden.
  
              By a reverse of fortune, Stephen becomes rich.
                                                    --Lamb.
  
     4. The back side; as, the reverse of a drum or trench; the
        reverse of a medal or coin, that is, the side opposite to
        the obverse. See Obverse.
  
     5. A thrust in fencing made with a backward turn of the hand;
        a backhanded stroke. [Obs.] --Shak.
  
     6. (Surg.) A turn or fold made in bandaging, by which the
        direction of the bandage is changed.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Reverse \Re*verse"\, a. [OE. revers, OF. revers, L. reversus, p.
     p. of revertere. See Revert.]
     1. Turned backward; having a contrary or opposite direction;
        hence; opposite or contrary in kind; as, the reverse order
        or method. ``A vice reverse unto this.'' --Gower.
  
     2. Turned upside down; greatly disturbed. [Obs.]
  
              He found the sea diverse With many a windy storm
              reverse.                              --Gower.
  
     3. (Bot. & Zo["o]l.) Reversed; as, a reverse shell.
  
     Reverse bearing (Surv.), the bearing of a back station as
        observed from the station next in advance.
  
     Reverse curve (Railways), a curve like the letter S, formed
        of two curves bending in opposite directions.
  
     Reverse fire (Mil.), a fire in the rear.
  
     Reverse operation (Math.), an operation the steps of which
        are taken in a contrary order to that in which the same or
        similar steps are taken in another operation considered as
        direct; an operation in which that is sought which in
        another operation is given, and that given which in the
        other is sought; as, finding the length of a pendulum from
        its time of vibration is the reverse operation to finding
        the time of vibration from the length.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Reverse \Re*verse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reversed;p. pr. & vb.
     n. Reversing.] [See Reverse, a., and cf. Revert.]
     1. To turn back; to cause to face in a contrary direction; to
        cause to depart.
  
              And that old dame said many an idle verse, Out of
              her daughter's heart fond fancies to reverse.
                                                    --Spenser.
  
     2. To cause to return; to recall. [Obs.]
  
              And to his fresh remembrance did reverse The ugly
              view of his deformed crimes.          --Spenser.
  
     3. To change totally; to alter to the opposite.
  
              Reverse the doom of death.            --Shak.
  
              She reversed the conduct of the celebrated vicar of
              Bray.                                 --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
  
     4. To turn upside down; to invert.
  
              A pyramid reversed may stand upon his point if
              balanced by admirable skill.          --Sir W.
                                                    Temple.
  
     5. Hence, to overthrow; to subvert.
  
              These can divide, and these reverse, the state.
                                                    --Pope.
  
              Custom . . . reverses even the distinctions of good
              and evil.                             --Rogers.
  
     6. (Law) To overthrow by a contrary decision; to make void;
        to under or annual for error; as, to reverse a judgment,
        sentence, or decree.
  
     Reverse arms (Mil.), a position of a soldier in which the
        piece passes between the right elbow and the body at an
        angle of 45[deg], and is held as in the illustration.
  
     To reverse an engine or a machine, to cause it to perform
        its revolutions or action in the opposite direction.
  
     Syn: To overturn; overset; invert; overthrow; subvert;
          repeal; annul; revoke; undo.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Reverse \Re*verse"\, v. i.
     1. To return; to revert. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
     2. To become or be reversed.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Fault \Fault\, n.
     1. (Elec.) A defective point in an electric circuit due to a
        crossing of the parts of the conductor, or to contact with
        another conductor or the earth, or to a break in the
        circuit.
  
     2. (Geol. & Mining) A dislocation caused by a slipping of
        rock masses along a plane of facture; also, the dislocated
        structure resulting from such slipping.
  
     Note: The surface along which the dislocated masses have
           moved is called the
  
     fault plane. When this plane is vertical, the fault is a
  
     vertical fault; when its inclination is such that the
        present relative position of the two masses could have
        been produced by the sliding down, along the fault plane,
        of the mass on its upper side, the fault is a
  
     normal, or gravity, fault. When the fault plane is so
        inclined that the mass on its upper side has moved up
        relatively, the fault is then called a
  
     reverse (or reversed), thrust, or overthrust,
     fault. If no vertical displacement has resulted, the fault
        is then called a
  
     horizontal fault. The linear extent of the dislocation
        measured on the fault plane and in the direction of
        movement is the
  
     displacement; the vertical displacement is the
  
     throw; the horizontal displacement is the
  
     heave. The direction of the line of intersection of the
        fault plane with a horizontal plane is the
  
     trend of the fault. A fault is a
  
     strike fault when its trend coincides approximately with
        the strike of associated strata (i.e., the line of
        intersection of the plane of the strata with a horizontal
        plane); it is a
  
     dip fault when its trend is at right angles to the strike;
        an
  
     oblique fault when its trend is oblique to the strike.
        Oblique faults and dip faults are sometimes called
  
     cross faults. A series of closely associated parallel
        faults are sometimes called
  
     step faults and sometimes
  
     distributive faults.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  reverse
       adj 1: directed or moving toward the rear; "a rearward glance"; "a
              rearward movement" [syn: rearward]
       2: reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect
          [syn: inverse]
       3: of the transmission gear causing backward movement in a
          motor vehicle; "in reverse gear" [ant: forward]
       n 1: a relation of direct opposition; "we thought Sue was older
            than Bill but just the reverse was true" [syn: contrary,
             opposite]
       2: the gears by which the motion of a machine can be reversed
       3: an unfortunate happening that hinders of impedes; something
          that is thwarting or frustrating [syn: reversal, setback,
           blow, black eye]
       4: the side of a coin or medal that does not bear the principal
          design [syn: verso] [ant: obverse]
       5: (American football) a running play in which a back running
          in one direction hands the ball to a back running in the
          opposite direction
       6: turning in the opposite direction [syn: reversion, reversal,
           turnabout, turnaround]
       v 1: 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" [syn: change by reversal, turn]
       2: turn inside out or upside down [syn: invert]
       3: rule against; "The Republicans were overruled when the House
          voted on the bill" [syn: overrule, overturn, override,
           overthrow]
       4: annul by recalling or rescinding; "He revoked the ban on
          smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"
          [syn: revoke, annul, lift, countermand, repeal,
          overturn, rescind, vacate]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  reverse
     Αγγλικά a.
     1 (μτβ) αντιστρέφω, αλλάζω κάτι εντελώς ώστε να είναι το αντίθετο από
  αυτό που ήταν πριν
     2 (μτβ) αντιστρέφω, αλλάζω προηγούμενη απόφαση, νόμο κτλ. στο
  αντίθετο
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 (μτβ) αντιστρέφω, αλλάζω κάτι εντελώς ώστε να είναι το αντίθετο από
  αυτό που ήταν πριν
     2 (μτβ) αντιστρέφω, αλλάζω προηγούμενη απόφαση, νόμο κτλ. στο
  αντίθετο
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 (μτβ) αντιστρέφω, αλλάζω κάτι εντελώς ώστε να είναι το αντίθετο από
  αυτό που ήταν πριν
     2 (μτβ) αντιστρέφω, αλλάζω προηγούμενη απόφαση, νόμο κτλ. στο
  αντίθετο

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  reverse
     French vb.
     (inflection of fr reverser  1//3 s pres ind//sub ; 2 s impr)
     Latin part.p.
     (inflection of la reversus  voc m s)
     Romanian vb.
     (verb form of ro revărsa  3 s//p pres sub)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  reverse
     a.
     1 opposite, contrary; going in the opposite direction. (from 14th c.)
     2 Pertaining to engines, vehicle movement etc. moving in a direction
  opposite to the usual direction. (from 19th c.)
     3 (lb en rail transport of points) To be in the non-default position;
  to be set for the lesser-used route.
     4 Turned upside down; greatly disturbed.
     5 (lb en botany) Reversed.
     6 (lb en genetics) In which cDNA synthetization is obtained from an
  RNA template.
     adv.
     (lb en now rare) In a #Adjective way or direction; in reverse;
  upside-down. (from 16<sup>th</sup>c. (from the
  14<sup>th</sup>c. in Middle English))
     n.
     1 The opposite of something. (from 14th c.)
     2 The act of going backwards; a reversal. (from 15th c.)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To turn something around so that it faces the
  opposite direction or runs in the opposite sequence.
     2 (lb en transitive) To turn something inside out or upside down.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  reverse
     French vb.
     (inflection of fr reverser  1//3 s pres ind//sub ; 2 s impr)
     Latin part.p.
     (inflection of la reversus  voc m s)
     Romanian vb.
     (verb form of ro revărsa  3 s//p pres sub)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  reverse
     French vb.
     (inflection of fr reverser  1//3 s pres ind//sub ; 2 s impr)
     Latin part.p.
     (inflection of la reversus  voc m s)
     Spanish vb.
     1 (es-verb form of: rever)
     2 (es-verb form of: reversar)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  reverse
     Englanti abbr.
     1 kumota (''laki'')
     2 (oikeustiede amerikanenglantia k=en) kumota (''alemman oikeusasteen
  tuomio, päätös'')
     Englanti a.
     käänteinen, päinvastainen
     Englanti n.
     1 kääntöpuoli
     2 peruutusvaihde
     Englanti vb.
     1 kumota (''laki'')
     2 (oikeustiede amerikanenglantia k=en) kumota (''alemman oikeusasteen
  tuomio, päätös'')

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  reverse
     Engelska a.
     motsatt, omvänd
     Engelska n.
     motsats
     Engelska vb.
     1 vända (på, om, upp och ned eller ut och in)
     2 ändra eller kasta om
     3 svänga motsols
     4 backa
     5 (tagg juridik språk=en) upphäva

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  reverse /ɹɪvˈɜːs/
  teenoorgesteld

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Reverse /ɹɪvˈɜːs/
  أعكس

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  reverse //ɹɪˈvɜːs// //ɹɪˈvɝs// 
  обратен
  having the order of its constituents moved backwards

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  reverse //ɹɪˈvɜːs// //ɹɪˈvɝs// 
  1. задна скорост
  gear
  2. противоположност
  opposite of something
  3. обръщане
  reversal
  4. неуспех
  setback, misfortune
  5. тура
  side of a medal, badge, or coin opposite the obverse
  6. опако
  side of something facing away; opposite of front

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  reverse //ɹɪˈvɜːs// //ɹɪˈvɝs// 
  1. обръщам 2.
  chemistry: to change the direction of a reaction
   3.
  to turn something around
  2. реверсирам
  to cause a mechanism or vehicle to operate or move in the opposite directions
  3. отменям
  to revoke a law
  4. преобръщам
  to turn something inside out or upside down