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
- 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}.
- 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.
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.
- 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.
- In cricket, to throw (the ball) inaccurately at the wicket, and so give unearned runs to the opposing batsman.
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
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