overturned
/ˈoʊvərtɜrnd/
verb
- Past tense of overturn: turned upside down or caused to fall over.
- The protesters overturned a car in the street.
- The boat overturned in the storm.
- She overturned the chair when she stood up quickly.
- Past tense of overturn: reversed or canceled a decision, rule, or result.
- The judge overturned the conviction on appeal.
- The company overturned its policy after public criticism.
- The school board overturned the ban on cell phones.
adjective
- Having been turned upside down or fallen over.
- The overturned truck blocked the highway.
- Rescuers helped the passengers from the overturned bus.
- An overturned flowerpot lay in the garden.
- Having been reversed or canceled, especially a decision or rule.
- The overturned policy restored old regulations.
- The overturned verdict led to a new trial.
- The overturned law was celebrated by activists.