Overturn meaning in English

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Definition

to overturn (a car, a rubbish bin): to put upside down, to turn over (a car, a rubbish bin) verb
There is an overturned rubbish bin in the street, it's been lying there on its side like that all morning. I think I'm going to pick it up.
to overturn (a legal decision): to change, to annul (a legal decision); to declare (a legal decision) invalid verb

Examples

  • "An overturned truck on the shoulder is causing problems southbound beyond the Golden Gate Bridge."
Exercise 1
"An overturned truck is causing some problems southbound beyond Golden Gate Bridge."

Choose the statements from the list below that use the term overturn correctly.

There may be more than one correct answer!
"An overturned truck is causing some problems southbound beyond Golden Gate Bridge."

Choose the statements from the list below that use the term overturn correctly.

There may be more than one correct answer!
The verb "to turn" is the best term to describe the act of changing directions while driving. "Overturn" can't be used in this way.
In a legal context, the verb "to overturn" means to invalidate, reverse or cancel a decision. If a decision is overturned, it indicates that it was established previously.
An "overturned" object has turned to its end or its side, "to overturn" an object is to place it on its side. The rubbish bin which had been standing vertically is now on its side or even completely upside down. "Overturned" is used here in the same sense as in the broadcast: the truck was on its side and causing traffic problems near the Golden Gate Bridge. In this sentence, the speaker has fallen after colliding with a rubbish bin (a receptacle for trash or garbage).
In British English, one "turns over" from one television channel to another. In American English, one "turns" or "changes" the channel. The verb "overturn" cannot be used to describe the action of changing the channel.

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