overturn-v; 4 Senses

Sense Number 1: turn from an upright/normal position

Examples:
One of the boys accidentally overturned the lantern, thus setting the barn afire.
This time the ceremony was prolonged when he overturned the simmering kettle.
Abruptly she overturned the shake glass and poured the contents onto his head.

Mappings:
VerbNet: other_cos-45.4
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2

Sense Number 2: recall, rescind, make invalid

Examples:
After a year-long court battle the verdict was overturned.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned the conviction of the nearly defunct company
This decision overturned the idea that the Australian continent belonged to no one at the time of Europeans' arrival.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: overturn.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3, 5

Sense Number 3: cause the downfall of

Examples:
In 1932 a bloodless coup overturned the King of Siam (Thailand was called Siam until 1939).
The party originated in the Civic Forum, the mass movement that overturned the regime in 1989.
They failed to overturn the ruling party, but they had managed to make the political status quo appear untenable.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4

Sense Number 4: change radically

Examples:
In the year 1905 Albert Einstein published three scientific papers that overturned the world of science.
The rise of the Internet overturned the industry's notions of centralized architecture and the risk of innovation.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 6