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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Overthrow \O"ver*throw'\, noun
1. The act of overthrowing; the state of being overthrown; ruin.
Your sudden overthrow much rueth me. --Spenser.
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.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Overthrow \O'ver*throw"\, verb (used with an object) [imp. {Overthrew}; p. p. {Overthrown}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overthrowing}.]
1. To throw over; to overturn; to upset; to turn upside down.
His wife overthrew the table. --Jer. Taylor.
2. To cause to fall or to fail; to subvert; to defeat; to make a ruin of; to destroy; as, to overthrow a government. [1913 Webster +PJC]
When the walls of Thebes he overthrew. --Dryden.
[Gloucester] that seeks to overthrow religion. --Shak.
3. (Baseball) To throw (a baseball) beyond; to throw too high and too far; to overshoot[1]; as, the shortstop overthrew the first baseman. [PJC]
Syn: To demolish; overturn; prostrate; destroy; ruin; subvert; overcome; conquer; defeat; discomfit; vanquish; beat; rout.
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
noun
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}]
verb
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}]
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