reverse, contrary, opposite (noun)

a relation of direct opposition

"we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true"

reverse, reverse gear (noun)

the gears by which the motion of a machine can be reversed

reverse, reversal, setback, blow, black eye (noun)

an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating

reverse, verso (noun)

the side of a coin or medal that does not bear the principal design

reverse (noun)

(American football) a running play in which a back running in one direction hands the ball to a back running in the opposite direction

reversion, reverse, reversal, turnabout, turnaround (adj)

turning in the opposite direction

rearward, reverse (adj)

directed or moving toward the rear

"a rearward glance"; "a rearward movement"

reverse (adj)

of the transmission gear causing backward movement in a motor vehicle

"in reverse gear"

inverse, reverse (verb)

reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect

change by reversal, turn, reverse (verb)

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 back, invert, reverse (verb)

turn inside out or upside down

overrule, overturn, override, overthrow, reverse (verb)

rule against

"The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill"

revoke, annul, lift, countermand, reverse, repeal, overturn, rescind, vacate (verb)

cancel officially

"He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"

invert, reverse (verb)

reverse the position, order, relation, or condition of

"when forming a question, invert the subject and the verb"

reverse (Noun)

The opposite of something.

reverse (Noun)

The act of going backwards; a reversal.

reverse (Noun)

A piece of misfortune; a setback.

reverse (Noun)

The tails side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that is opposite the obverse.

reverse (Noun)

The side of something facing away from a viewer, or from what is considered the front; the other side.

reverse (Noun)

The gear setting of an automobile that makes it travel backwards.

reverse (Verb)

To turn something around such that it faces in the opposite direction.

reverse (Verb)

To turn something inside out or upside down.

reverse (Verb)

To transpose the positions of two things.

reverse (Verb)

To return, come back.

reverse (Verb)

To revoke a law, or to change a decision into its opposite.

reverse (Verb)

To cause a mechanism or a vehicle to operate or move in the opposite direction.

reverse (Verb)

To change the direction of a reaction such that the products become the reactants and vice-versa.

reverse (Verb)

To place a set of points in the reverse position

reverse (Verb)

to move from the normal position to the reverse position

reverse (Adverb)

In a reverse way or direction; upside-down.

reverse (Adjective)

Opposite, contrary; going in the opposite direction.

reverse (Adjective)

Pertaining to engines, vehicle movement etc. moving in a direction opposite to the usual direction.

reverse (Adjective)

to be in the non-default position; to be set for the lesser-used route.

Reverse

A reverse is a relatively common trick play in American football that involves one or more abrupt changes in the lateral flow of a rushing play.