reverse noun
1 opposite
ADJ. exact
VERB + REVERSE do If you tell children to do something, they will often do the exact reverse.
PREP. on the ~ (= on the opposite side) The coin has a date on one side and the emperor's head on the reverse.
2 gear
VERB + REVERSE put sth in/into, throw sth into I put the car in reverse.
REVERSE + NOUN gear
3 problem
ADJ. major, serious
VERB + REVERSE experience, have, meet with, suffer Their forces have suffered serious reverses in recent months.