Reverse
Turn around
Turn around verb - Turn abruptly and face the other way, either physically or metaphorically.
Reverse and turn around are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Reverse" instead the word "Turn around" as a verb or a noun.
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The coyote whistles to the roadrunner to turn around, and they go back through the pipes in reverse.
Source: Failure Is the Only Option - ALL of them turn around or go into reverse so fast you can HEAR the collective "Oh Hell No" going through their heads.
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And what you do is you get the other person's attention— you wave at them or you say something amusing—and they turn around and look at you and then suddenly you reverse your position, drop your pants, and stick your buns out at them.
Source: Music / Uncle Meat
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