• turning in the opposite direction
• (American football) a running play in which a back running in one direction hands the ball to a back running in the opposite direction
• the gears by which the motion of a machine can be Reversed
• the side of a coin or medal that does not bear the principal design
• an unfortunate happening that hinders of impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating
• a relation of direct opposition; "we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the Reverse was true"
• change to the contrary; "The trend was Reversed"; "the tides turned against him"; "public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern"
• turn inside out or upside down
• rule against; "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill"
• annul by recalling or rescinding; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"
• Reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect
• directed or moving toward the rear; "a rearward glance"; "a rearward movement"
• of the transmission gear causing backward movement in a motor vehicle; "in Reverse gear"

'Reverse' in other languages