What (who) is Overthrow - definition
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Overthrowing; Overthrow (disambiguation)
Overthrow
·noun The act of overthrowing; the state of being overthrow; ruin.
II. Overthrow ·noun The act of throwing a ball too high, as over a player's head.
III. Overthrow ·noun A faulty return of the ball by a fielder, so that the striker makes an additional run.
overthrow
¦ verb (past overthrew; past participle overthrown)
1. remove forcibly from power.
2. put an end to (something) through force.
3. throw (a ball) further than the intended distance.
chiefly N. Amer. throw a ball beyond (a receiving player).
¦ noun
1. a removal from power.
2. (in cricket, baseball, etc.) a throw which sends a ball past its intended recipient or target.
a score made because the ball has been overthrown.
3. a panel of wrought-iron work above an arch or gateway.
overthrow
I. v. a.
1.
Overturn, upset, overset, throw down.
2.
Demolish, destroy, level, throw down.
3.
Vanquish, conquer, defeat, worst, overcome, master, overpower, overbear, overwhelm, subjugate, crush, discomfit, beat, rout, foil.
4.
Subvert, destroy, ruin.
II. n.
1.
Fall.
2.
Subversion, prostration, ruin.
3.
Destruction, demolition, ruin, shipwreck.
4.
Defeat, discomfiture, rout, dispersion.
Wikipedia
Overthrow
Overthrow may refer to:
- Overthrow, a change in government, often achieved by force or through a coup d'état.
- The 5th October Overthrow, or Bulldozer Revolution, the events of 2000 that led to the downfall of Slobodan Milošević in the former Yugoslavia
- Overthrow of the Hawaiian Monarchy, the 1893 coup d'état by European and American businessmen that overthrew Queen Lili`uokalani of Hawai'i
- Independence
- Overthrow (book), a 2006 book by Stephen Kinzer about the United States's involvement in overthrowing governments
- Overthrow (cricket), an extra run scored by a batsman as a result of the ball not being collected by a fielder in the centre, having been thrown in from the outfield
- Overthrow (structure), the crowning section of ornamental wrought iron work which forms a decorative crest above a wrought iron gate
- Overthrow (comics), a DC Comics supervillain who fought the Blue Beetle
- Overthrow, a 2001 EP by American death metal band Misery Index
Pronunciation examples for Overthrow
1. overthrow it.
Thomas Jefferson - The Art of Power _ Jon Meacham _ Talks at Google
2. They couldn't overthrow Nasser.
The Brothers _ Stephen Kinzer _ Talks at Google
3. They couldn't overthrow Sukarno.
The Brothers _ Stephen Kinzer _ Talks at Google
4. to overthrow Saddam Hussein.
Love, Africa - A Memoir Romance, War Survival _ Jeffery Gettleman _ Talks at Google
5. They couldn't overthrow Castro.
The Brothers _ Stephen Kinzer _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of Overthrow
1. "The accused conspired to overthrow the government.
2. Thus, for Saddam Hussein, the war‘s purpose was pre–emptive: to overthrow the Khomeini regime before that regime could overthrow him.
3. She didn‘t start the school to overthrow the government.
4. With that picture, we will overthrow Sharon," Mr.
5. Berezovsky has in recent years vowed to overthrow Putin‘s regime.