revers

noun re·vers \ ri-ˈvir , -ˈver \

Updated on: 14 Mar 2018

Definition of revers

plural revers play \ri-ˈvirz, -ˈverz\

: a lapel especially on a woman's garment

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Mokhtar had teen successes selling Banana Republic clothes, women's shoes and Honda cars, but painful reverses left him grateful for the doorman gig.

— jim higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Dave Eggers' inspiring coffee saga 'Monk of Mokha' good to the last drop," 26 Jan. 2018
McDonald hit layups and runners with both hands, scored on reverses and even flung a shot through the basket while flying out of bounds for Geneva (15-7, 5-2).

— bob hurst, Aurora Beacon-News, "Jack McDonald farms flurry of free throws to fuel Geneva past Batavia," 27 Jan. 2018
Last week, the coach tried trickery with passes to Rosier and a healthy dose of reverses against Virginia Tech.

— david wilson diehards, ajc, "Grading the Hurricanes: How Miami fared in its blowout win against No. 3 Notre Dame," 12 Nov. 2017
Miles had 196 total yards as led the A&M rushers with 70 yards - mainly through a couple of reverses - to go with 100 yards receiving and 26 return yards.

— alabama a&m sports information, AL.com, "Alabama A&M rolls over Texas Southern in Louis Crews Classic," 25 Sep. 2017
Quite the contrary, the E.U. Commission president, Jean-Claude Juncker, hailed his election as the beginning of the end of populism and a New York Times analysis on Macron’s recent reverses pointed to his defeat of populism as one rare success.

— john o'sullivan, National Review, "The Misunderstood Nature of Populism," 14 Oct. 2017
The kid ought to be dynamite on returns and reverses.

— dwight perry / sideline chatter, The Seattle Times, "So that’s why their bats have holes in them," 2 June 2017
Quickie scouting report: The kid ought to be dynamite on returns and reverses.

— dwight perry / sideline chatter, The Seattle Times, "So that’s why their bats have holes in them," 2 June 2017
Either way, Russia appeared to be on the brink of achieving significant strategic reverses from the United States.

— keir giles, CNN, "Russia's biggest question: what's Trump's next move?," 10 May 2017

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Origin and Etymology of revers

French, literally, reverse, from Middle French, from revers, adjective

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