- reverse⇄adj. 1. turned backward; opposite or contrary in position or direction.
Ex. Play the reverse side of that phonograph record.
2. acting in a manner opposite or contrary to that which is usual.
Ex. reverse racism.
3. causing an op - reverse⇄noun reverser.
- reverse⇄noun 1. the opposite or contrary.
Ex. She did the reverse of what I ordered.
2. the back.
Ex. His name is on the reverse of the medal.
3. an opposite or contrary motion or direction.
Ex. a reverse in dancing, a locomotive - reverse⇄reverse orreversed fault
(Geology.) a fault in which one side has moved above and over the other side, as in a thrust fault. - reverse⇄reverse, noun, adjective, verb, -versed,-versing.
- reverse⇄v.i. 1. to put or work an engine or mechanism in the opposite direction.
Ex. Alternating current reverses from negative to positive about 60 times a second.
2. to turn in a direction opposite to the usual one while dancing. - reverse⇄v.t. 1. to turn the other way; turn inside out or upside down.
Ex. Reverse that hose; don't point it at me. Reverse your sweater or you will put it on wrong side out. If you reverse those two pieces, the puzzle will fit together.
2. to work