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   overthrow

   verb

   • 1. remove forcibly from power: "military coups which had attempted to overthrow the King" Similar remove (from office/power)bring downbring about the downfall oftopplebring lowundodeposeoustdisplacesupplantunseatsubvertdethronedisestablishdissolveinformal:defenestrateput an end todefeatconquerdisplacebreak upsubvertannihilatedissolve
   • ▪ put an end to (something) by the use of force: "their subversive activities are calculated to overthrow parliamentary democracy"
   • ▪ knock or throw to the ground: archaic "one who is already prostrate cannot be overthrown"
   • 2. throw (a ball) further than the intended distance: "he grips the ball too tight and overthrows it"
   • ▪ throw a ball beyond (a receiving player): North American "Dodge overthrew a receiver in the end zone"

   noun

   • 1. a removal from power: "the speeches called for the overthrow of the monarchy" Similar removal (from office/power)downfallfallcollapsetopplingundoingdepositionoustingdisplacementsupplantingunseatingsubversiondethronementdisestablishmentdissolutioninformal:defenestrationendingdefeatdisplacementfallroutcollapsedownfalldemisebreak-upsubversionannihilationdissolution
   • 2. (in cricket, baseball, and other games) a throw which sends a ball past its intended recipient or target.
   • ▪ a score made because the ball has been overthrown: "his throw missed the stumps and went for four overthrows"
   • 3. a panel of decorated wrought-iron work above an arch or gateway.

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