[syn: overrule, overturn, override, overthrow, reverse]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Overthrow \O`ver*throw"\, v. t. [imp. Overthrew; p. p.
Overthrown; p. pr. & vb. n. Overthrowing.]
1. To throw over; to overturn; to upset; to turn upside down.
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His wife overthrew the table. --Jer. Taylor.
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2. To cause to fall or to fail; to subvert; to defeat; to
make a ruin of; to destroy; as, to overthrow a government.
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When the walls of Thebes he overthrew. --Dryden.
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[Gloucester] that seeks to overthrow religion.
--Shak.
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3. (Baseball) To throw (a baseball) beyond; to throw too high
and too far; to overshoot[1]; as, the shortstop overthrew
the first baseman.
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Syn: To demolish; overturn; prostrate; destroy; ruin;
subvert; overcome; conquer; defeat; discomfit; vanquish;
beat; rout.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Overthrow \O"ver*throw`\, n.
1. The act of overthrowing; the state of being overthrown;
ruin.
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Your sudden overthrow much rueth me. --Spenser.
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2.
(a) (Baseball) The act of throwing a ball too high, as
over a player's head.
(b) (Cricket) A faulty return of the ball by a fielder, so
that the striker makes an additional run.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
overthrow
n 1: the termination of a ruler or institution (especially by
force)
2: the act of disturbing the mind or body; "his carelessness
could have caused an ecological upset"; "she was unprepared
for this sudden overthrow of their normal way of living"
[syn: upset, derangement, overthrow]
v 1: cause the downfall of; of rulers; "The Czar was
overthrown"; "subvert the ruling class" [syn: overthrow,
subvert, overturn, bring down]
2: rule against; "The Republicans were overruled when the House
voted on the bill" [syn: overrule, overturn, override,
overthrow, reverse]