reverse

1. 1

   Opposite, contrary; going in the opposite direction.not-comparable

   • 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. 2

   Pertaining to engines, vehicle movement etc. moving in a direction opposite to the usual direction.not-comparable

   • He selected reverse gear.
3. 3

   To be in the non-default position; to be set for the lesser-used route.not-comparable

4. 4

   Turned upside down; greatly disturbed.not-comparable

5. 5

   Reversed.not-comparable

   • a reverse shell
6. 6

   In which cDNA synthetization is obtained from an RNA template.not-comparable

ant. normal

1. 1

   In a reverse way or direction; in reverse; upside-down.archaicnot-comparable

   • The man was killed to feed his image fat / Within this pictured world that ran reverse, / Where miracles alone were ever plain.

1. 1

   The opposite of something.

   • Division is the reverse of multiplication.
   • The Sun doesn't orbit the Earth—quite the reverse, in fact.
2. 2

   The act of going backwards; a reversal.

   • By a reverse of fortune, Stephen becomes rich.
3. 3

   A piece of misfortune; a setback.

   • And the cold truth such sad reverse did seem As to awake in grief from some delightful dream.
   • Simon Forman was notorious in his day, and was a many of many reverses.
4. 4

   The tails side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that is opposite the obverse.

5. 5

   The side of something facing away from a viewer, or from what is considered the front; the other side.

6. 6

   The 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!
7. 7

   A thrust in fencing made with a backward turn of the hand; a backhanded stroke.

   • but first , master see thee pass thy punto , thy stock , thy reverse , thy guest
8. 8

   A turn or fold made in bandaging, by which the direction of the bandage is changed.

9. 9

   Synonym of transpose.

ant. obverse

1. 1

   To turn something around so that it faces the opposite direction or runs in the opposite sequence.transitive

   • to reverse the order of books on a shelf
   • to reverse a portion of video footage
2. 2

   To turn something inside out or upside down.transitive

   • A pyramid reversed may stand upon his point if balanced by admirable skill.
3. 3

   To transpose the positions of two things.transitive

4. 4

   To change totally; to alter to the opposite.transitive

   • All trends reverse eventually.
5. 5

   To return, come back.intransitiveobsolete

   • Bene they all dead, and laide in dolefull herse? / Or doen they onely sleepe, and shall againe reuerse?
6. 6

   To turn away; to cause to depart.obsoletetransitive

   • And that old dame said many an idle verse, / Out of her daughter's heart fond fancies to reverse.
7. 7

   To cause to return; to recall.obsoletetransitive

   • And to his fresh remembrance did reverse / The ugly view of his deformd crimes.
8. 8

   To revoke a law, or to change a decision into its opposite.

   • to reverse a judgment, sentence, or decree
9. 9

   To 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.ergative

   • Passengers said the train had to reverse from Hsinshih (新市) in Tainan County to Liuchiao (六腳) in Chiayi County before moving forward again.
10. 10

    To change the direction of a reaction such that the products become the reactants and vice-versa.

ant. unreverse · normalise · normalize