Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- transitive v. To throw over; overturn.
- transitive v. To bring about the downfall or destruction of, especially by force or concerted action: a plot to overthrow the government.
- transitive v. Sports To throw an object over and beyond (an intended mark): The infielder overthrew first base.
- n. An instance of overthrowing, especially one that results in downfall or destruction.
- n. Sports The throwing of a ball over and beyond a target, especially in baseball.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- v. To throw down to the ground, to overturn.
- v. To bring about the downfall of (a government, etc.), especially by force.
- n. A removal, especially of a ruler or government, by force or threat of force.
- v. To throw (something) so that it goes too far.
- n. A throw that goes too far.
- n. A run scored by the batting side when a fielder throws the ball back to the infield, whence it continues to the opposite outfield.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- n. The act of overthrowing; the state of being overthrown; ruin.
- n.
- n. The act of throwing a ball too high, as over a player's head.
- n. A faulty return of the ball by a fielder, so that the striker makes an additional run.
- transitive v. To throw over; to overturn; to upset; to turn upside down.
- transitive v. To cause to fall or to fail; to subvert; to defeat; to make a ruin of; to destroy.
- transitive v. To throw (a baseball) beyond; to throw too high and too far; to overshoot{1}.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- To overturn; upset.
- To throw down; prostrate.
- Hence — To overcome; defeat; vanquish.
- To subvert; overturn; ruin; spoil.
- To cast down; deject.
- Synonyms Overpower, Overwhelm, etc. (see defeat), overcome, master, worst, crush. Subvert, etc. See overturn.
- In cricket, to throw (the ball) inaccurately at the wicket, and so give unearned runs to the opposing batsman.
- n. The act of overthrowing, or the state of being overthrown; subversion; destruction; discomfiture; defeat; conquest: as, the overthrow of a tower, of a city, of plans, of one's reason.
- n. Synonyms Prostration, wreck, rout. See defeat, v. t.
- n. In cricket, a throw of the ball which sends it past the fielder at the wicket, so that additional runs are made in consequence.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- v. cause the downfall of; of rulers
- n. the termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force)
- v. rule against
- n. the act of disturbing the mind or body
Etymologies
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Examples
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As Galula explained, one of the main advantages that insurgents have over the governments they seek to overthrow is their lack of responsibility for governance.
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I was just trying to overthrow from the beginning, just trying to do stuff that is not myself.
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I have no doubt that if Pinochet's government could not be defeated by weapons, because no one could carry out a short-term overthrow, the correct thing to do was to exploit all other possible means to change the situation in the country, even though it would not imply Pinochet's overthrow, but a lengthy and complex process, as is the process in Chile today.
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To the conqueror direct, only two days later, was recommended in explicit terms the overthrow of Romanism in religion, "the most dangerous obstacle to the establishment of the French constitution."
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For the Lord hath turned away the excellency of Jacob -- that is, the time for Nineveh's overthrow is ripe, because Jacob (Judah) and Israel
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Ameer, met his downfall with resignation and composure, though with sadness, for he knew the fate of a Persian minister whose overthrow is followed by imprisonment.
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This implies that the church has enemies that fight against it, and endeavour its ruin overthrow, here represented by the gates of hell, that is, the city of hell; (which is directly opposite to this heavenly city, this city of the living God), the devil's interest among the children of men.
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What do you mean "overthrow" - you mean that one morning I come on guard duty and shoot the sergeant? '
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a further overthrow is foretold (Jer 49: 23; Zec 9: 1).
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Is there someone who recalls the overthrow of the Taliban as an internal Afghan uprising?
bilby commented on the word overthrow
Cricket jargon: situation where a fielder's errant throw results in more runs being scored than would otherwise have been the case. The runs are credited to the batsman.
October 3, 2009