reverse

/ɹɪˈvɜːs/

noun

1
The opposite of something.
“We believed the Chinese weren't ready for us. In fact, the reverse was true.”
2
The act of going backwards; a reversal.
3
A piece of misfortune; a setback.
4
The tails side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that is opposite the obverse.
5
The side of something facing away from a viewer, or from what is considered the front; the other side.
6
The gear setting of an automobile that makes it travel backwards.
7
A thrust in fencing made with a backward turn of the hand; a backhanded stroke.
8
A turn or fold made in bandaging, by which the direction of the bandage is changed.

1
To turn something around so that it faces the opposite direction or runs in the opposite sequence.
“to reverse a portion of video footage”
2
To turn something inside out or upside down.
3
To transpose the positions of two things.
4
To change totally; to alter to the opposite.
5
To return, come back.
6
To turn away; to cause to depart.
7
To cause to return; to recall.
8
To revoke a law, or to change a decision into its opposite.
“to reverse a judgment, sentence, or decree”
9
To cause a mechanism or a vehicle to operate or move in the opposite direction to normal.
10
To change the direction of a reaction such that the products become the reactants and vice-versa.
11
To place a set of points in the reverse position
12
(of points) to move from the normal position to the reverse position
13
To overthrow; to subvert.

1
Opposite, contrary; going in the opposite direction.
“The mirror showed us a reverse view of the scene.”
2
Pertaining to engines, vehicle movement etc. moving in a direction opposite to the usual direction.
“He selected reverse gear.”
3
(of points) To be in the non-default position; to be set for the lesser-used route.
4
Turned upside down; greatly disturbed.
5
Reversed.
“a reverse shell”
6
In which cDNA synthetization is obtained from an RNA template.

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