1. reverse - Noun
2. reverse - Adjective
3. reverse - Verb
4. reverse - Adverb
5. reverse - Adjective Satellite
Turned backward; having a contrary or opposite direction; hence; opposite or contrary in kind; as, the reverse order or method.
Reversed; as, a reverse shell.
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.
That which is directly opposite or contrary to something else; a contrary; an opposite.
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.
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 thrust in fencing made with a backward turn of the hand; a backhanded stroke.
A turn or fold made in bandaging, by which the direction of the bandage is changed.
To turn back; to cause to face in a contrary direction; to cause to depart.
To cause to return; to recall.
To change totally; to alter to the opposite.
To turn upside down; to invert.
Hence, to overthrow; to subvert.
To overthrow by a contrary decision; to make void; to under or annual for error; as, to reverse a judgment, sentence, or decree.
To return; to revert.
To become or be reversed.
Source: Webster's dictionaryI'm a kind of a paranoiac in reverse. I suspect people of plotting to make me happy. J. D. Salinger
A jealous lover of human liberty, deeming it the absolute condition of all that we admire and respect in humanity, I reverse the phrase of Voltaire, and say that, if God really existed, it would be necessary to abolish him. Mikhail Bakunin
Every good poet includes a critic, but the reverse is not true. William Shenstone
The reverse side also has a reverse side. Japanese Proverb
Under capitalism man exploits man; under socialism the reverse is true. Polish Proverb
Every medal has its reverse. Italian Proverb