Verb

um|stoßen

Translation

to knock over, to overturn, to reverse, to annul

Er hat aus Versehen das Glas umgestoßen.

He accidentally knocked the glass over.

Das Gericht hat das Urteil umgestoßen.

The court overturned the verdict.

Sie will die alten Pläne komplett umstoßen.

She wants to completely overturn the old plans.

((et4)) umstoßen to knock sth. over He knocked the glass over.

((et4)) umstoßen to overturn sth. (a verdict, a plan) The court overturned the verdict.

Synonyms: umwerfen, kippen (literal); aufheben, annullieren (figurative)

Composed of 'um-' (over) + 'stoßen' (to push). The literal meaning is to push something over.

Imagine you 'push' (stoßen) a glass 'over' (um). The same idea applies figuratively to 'overturning' a decision.