omkeren — meaning in English

English meaning

• invert verb To flip something so it is upside down, back to front, or in reverse order.
• slew noun (informal) A large number or amount of something.

Senses

omkeren is used for these senses in English:

• invert (transitive) To turn (something) upside down or inside out; to place in a contrary order or direction.
• slew (transitive, nautical) To rotate or turn something about its axis.
• upend To tip or turn over.

invert — full definition

1. verb To flip something so it is upside down, back to front, or in reverse order.
2. verb (music) To shift a chord's root note up or down an octave, changing its pitch.
3. verb To undergo inversion, as sugar.
4. verb To redirect something, or use it for a purpose it was not meant for.

slew — full definition

1. noun (informal) A large number or amount of something.
2. verb To turn or swing something sharply around, often on an axis.

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