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Overthrowing (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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