Overthrew

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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}]
       v 1: cause the downfall of; of rulers; "The Czar was overthrown";
            "subvert the ruling class" [syn: {subvert}, {overturn},
            {bring down}]
       2: rule against; "The Republicans were overruled when the House
          voted on the bill" [syn: {overrule}, {overturn}, {override},
           {reverse}]
       [also: {overthrown}, {overthrew}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  overthrew
       See {overthrow}