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Reverse
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(a.) Turned backward; having a contrary or opposite direction; hence; opposite or contrary in kind; as, the reverse order or method.
(2):
(a.) Reversed; as, a reverse shell.
(3):
(a.) 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.
(4):
(a.) That which is directly opposite or contrary to something else; a contrary; an opposite.
(5):
(a.) 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.
(6):
(a.) 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.
(7):
(a.) A thrust in fencing made with a backward turn of the hand; a backhanded stroke.
(8):
(a.) A turn or fold made in bandaging, by which the direction of the bandage is changed.
(9):
(a.) To turn upside down; to invert.
(10):
(a.) Turned upside down; greatly disturbed.
(11):
(a.) To turn back; to cause to face in a contrary direction; to cause to depart.
(12):
(a.) To cause to return; to recall.
(13):
(a.) To change totally; to alter to the opposite.
(14):
(a.) Hence, to overthrow; to subvert.
(15):
(a.) To overthrow by a contrary decision; to make void; to under or annual for error; as, to reverse a judgment, sentence, or decree.
(16):
(v. i.) To return; to revert.
(17):
(v. i.) To become or be reversed.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Reverse'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/r/reverse.html. 1828.
