| (a.) | Turned backward; having a contrary or opposite direction; hence; opposite or contrary in kind; as, the reverse order or method. |
| (a.) | Turned upside down; greatly disturbed. |
| (a.) | Reversed; as, a reverse shell. |
| (a.) | That which appears or is presented when anything, as a lance, a line, a course of conduct, etc., is reverted or turned contrary to its natural direction. |
| (a.) | That which is directly opposite or contrary to something else; a contrary; an opposite. |
| (a.) | The act of reversing; complete change; reversal; hence, total change in circumstances or character; especially, a change from better to worse; misfortune; a check or defeat; as, the enemy met with a reverse. |
| (a.) | The back side; as, the reverse of a drum or trench; the reverse of a medal or coin, that is, the side opposite to the obverse. See Obverse. |
| (a.) | A thrust in fencing made with a backward turn of the hand; a backhanded stroke. |
| (a.) | A turn or fold made in bandaging, by which the direction of the bandage is changed. |
| (a.) | To turn back; to cause to face in a contrary direction; to cause to depart. |
| (a.) | To cause to return; to recall. |
| (a.) | To change totally; to alter to the opposite. |
| (a.) | To turn upside down; to invert. |
| (a.) | Hence, to overthrow; to subvert. |
| (a.) | To overthrow by a contrary decision; to make void; to under or annual for error; as, to reverse a judgment, sentence, or decree. |
| (v. i.) | To return; to revert. |
| (v. i.) | To become or be reversed. |