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Difference between Overturn something and Turn something over

overturn something

1. throw smth. over with violence; cause smth. to fall over:

  • She overturned the chairs and hurled the cushions about.

2. (of a law, verdict, etc.) abolish or invalidate:

  • Anti-abortion forces have been organizing to overturn the decision of the Supreme Court.

turn something over

1. turn smth. upside down:

  • Mr. Campion turned over the battered cardboard-backed book…. “Whose is it?”

2. leaf through the pages of a document, etc.:

  • He turned over the pages with the hopeless air of a connoisseur examining an objet d’art.

3. (also: turn something over in one’s mind) mentally review smth.:

  • Going home that night Dr. Renshaw turned over the facts of the case.

4. (sl.) ransack a house, etc.; steal goods from a place:

  • Half the school is on probation for turning over a supermarket.

5. (of money or merchandise) handle in business:

  • Our shop turns over ten thousand dollars a week, but we only make a few hundred dollars profit.