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Reverse

Adjective

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1.AdjectiveOpposite, contrary; going in the opposite direction. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
"We ate the meal in reverse order, starting with dessert and ending with the starter.; The mirror showed us a reverse view of the scene."
2.AdjectivePertaining to engines, vehicle movement etc. moving in a direction opposite to the usual direction.
"He selected reverse gear."
3.AdjectiveTo be in the non-default position; to be set for the lesser-used route.
4.AdjectiveTurned upside down; greatly disturbed.
5.AdjectiveReversed.
"a reverse shell"
6.AdjectiveIn which cDNA synthetization is obtained from an RNA template.
7.AdverbIn a reverse way or direction; in reverse; upside-down.
8.NounThe opposite of something.
"Division is the reverse of multiplication.; The Sun doesn't orbit the Earth—quite the reverse, in fact."
9.NounThe act of going backwards; a reversal.
10.NounA piece of misfortune; a setback.
11.NounThe tails side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that is opposite the obverse.
12.NounThe side of something facing away from a viewer, or from what is considered the front; the other side.
13.NounThe 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!"
14.NounA thrust in fencing made with a backward turn of the hand; a backhanded stroke.
15.NounA turn or fold made in bandaging, by which the direction of the bandage is changed.
16.NounSynonym of transpose.
17.VerbTo turn something around so that it faces the opposite direction or runs in the opposite sequence.
"to reverse the order of books on a shelf; to reverse a portion of video footage"
18.VerbTo turn something inside out or upside down.
19.VerbTo transpose the positions of two things.
20.VerbTo change totally; to alter to the opposite.
"All trends reverse eventually."
21.VerbTo return, come back.
22.VerbTo turn away; to cause to depart.
23.VerbTo cause to return; to recall.
24.VerbTo revoke a law, or to change a decision into its opposite.
"to reverse a judgment, sentence, or decree"
25.VerbTo 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.
26.VerbTo change the direction of a reaction such that the products become the reactants and vice-versa.
27.VerbTo place (a set of points) in the reverse position.
28.VerbTo move from the normal position to the reverse position.
29.VerbTo engage reverse thrust on (an engine).
30.VerbTo overthrow; to subvert.
31.VerbEllipsis of reverse-engineer.
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