double reverse

ˈdʌbəl rɪˈvɜrs

Definition

Definition of double reverse - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

strategy

Rare

situation with two changes in direction

Rare

The company's double reverse surprised the market.

sports

TECH.

play in football involving two handoffs

TECH.

The team scored a touchdown with a double reverse.

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Expressions with double

double as

serve a second purpose or function at the same time

My sofa doubles as a guest bed.

double back

retrace one's steps to a previous point

After realizing the mistake, she doubled back to the store.

double booked

adj.

having two appointments or reservations at the same time

She was double booked and had to reschedule one of her meetings.

double date

date where two couples participate together

We went on a double date to the movies.

double dip

dipping food twice in sauce

He was caught doing a double dip at the party.

double life

hidden aspect of someone's life kept secret

She discovered his double life after finding secret emails.

Expressions with reverse

reverse out

move backward out of a space

She had to reverse out of the parking spot.

reverse one's fortunes

change a situation from bad to good

The team managed to reverse their fortunes with a new coach.

reverse Midas touch

ability to make good things turn bad or worthless

He has a reverse Midas touch with every project.

suffer a reverse

experience a setback or failure unexpectedly

The team suffered a reverse in the final match.

in reverse

adv.

moving backward or in the opposite direction

The car moved in reverse to park.

go into reverse

start moving backward by using the reverse gear

The car will go into reverse if you shift the gear.

in reverse gear

adv.

moving backward using the reverse setting

He drove in reverse gear down the narrow street.

in reverse order

adj.

arranged in the opposite sequence from the usual one

The list is in reverse order.

reverse gear

gear in a vehicle for moving backwards

He shifted into reverse gear to back out of the driveway.

see reverse side

look at the back of something for more information

See reverse side for more details.

Examples of double reverse in a sentence

A double reverse in tactics led to victory.
They practiced the double reverse during training.
A successful double reverse can confuse the defense.

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French:double revirement, double renversement, ...
German:Richtungswechsel, doppelte Umkehr, ...
Italian:doppio cambio di rotta, doppio inganno, ...
Spanish:doble cambio, doble finta, ...
Portuguese:dupla inversão, reverso duplo, ...
Chinese:双重逆转, ...
Japanese:二重反転, ...
Arabic:اِنْعِكَاس مُزْدَوِج, مُناوَرَة مُزْدَوَجَة, ...
Hebrew:הֵיפוּךְ כָּפוּל, מַהְלַךְ הֶטְעָיָה כָּפוּל, ...
Russian:двойное изменение направления, двойной реверс, ...
Ukrainian:подвійна зміна, подвійний реверс, ...
Hindi:डबल रिवर्स, दोहरा उलटफेर, ...
Bengali:ডাবল রিভার্স, দ্বিগুণ বিপরীত, ...
Catalan:doble canvi de direcció, doble revers, ...
Czech:dvojitý obrat, dvojitý reverse, ...
Danish:dobbelt vending, dobbelt omvendt, ...
Dutch:dubbele ommekeer, dubbele omkering, ...
Greek:διπλή αναστροφή, διπλή αντιστροφή, ...
Hungarian:kettős fordulat, dupla fordított játék, ...
Khmer:ការប្ដូរទិសដៅពីរដង, ការលេងបាល់ទាត់ដែលបញ្ជូនបាល់ពីរដង, ...
Korean:이중 반전, 더블 리버스, ...
Persian:تغییر جهت دوگانه, دو بار معکوس, ...
Polish:podwójna zmiana, ...
Portuguese (BR):duplo reverso, jogada dupla reversa, ...
Romanian:dublă inversare, dublu revers, ...
Swedish:dubbel omvändning, dubbelvändning, ...
Thai:การเปลี่ยนทิศทางสองครั้ง, การส่งบอลสองครั้ง, ...
Turkish:çifte ters manevra, çift ters, ...
Vietnamese:sự đảo ngược kép, đảo ngược kép, ...

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