reverse
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3.9
- adjective
- /rɪˈvɜrs/
- Specialized
:
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- I put the car in reverse to avoid hitting the tree.
Problem is the gear that he chose was reverse.
- Problem is the gear that he chose was reverse.
Examples
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The headlights snapped on, then the reverse lights, then her car angled out through the parking lot.
Fiction book (1998) -
When driving, always check your mirrors before shifting into reverse.
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So I had to put it in reverse and back up down this mountain.
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It's got a nice little drift on it and watch this when you go into reverse now.
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But the only gear I could get it into was reverse.
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We are off the Cliff and we need to hit reverse, not the brakes.
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Set it for reverse thrusters, full.
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Then all you have to do is hit the reverse lever to send me back home.
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The vehicle went into reverse without any issues, allowing us to back out of the tight parking space.
Synonyms
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3.7
A gear in a vehicle that makes it move backwards
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
1
4.5
A process that makes water clean by forcing it through a thin layer to stop salt and dirt
- Specialized
1
8.2
A running play in American football where the ball is handed twice, each time changing direction
- Specialized
1
6.3
An enzyme that makes DNA from RNA, often used by viruses like HIV
- Specialized
A drug that stops HIV changing its genetic material and is used with other medicines
- Specialized
An HIV drug that joins viral DNA and stops the enzyme that copies the virus
- Specialized
A break in rock where one side moves up when the land is pushed together
- Specialized
A way to write math with numbers before the sign so no parentheses
- Specialized
Reduce the number of a company's shares so each share is worth more without changing total investment value
- Specialized
A company action that combines its shares so each is worth more but the total value stays the same
- Specialized
A drug that stops an enzyme viruses like HIV use to copy their genes
- Jargon
A position on rings where a gymnast hangs upside down with hips bent and legs straight
How Far
Surface Forms
Morphology
reverse = verse (semi-transparent) = re + verse
The sense 'gear causing backward movement' follows the 'turn back'/opposite logic of re- + -verse, but '-verse' is not highly salient as an independent modern English lemma.
Etymology
Reverse comes from the Latin parts re- ('back') and vertere ('to turn'), so it means 'turning back'. That is why a gear called reverse makes the vehicle move backward.