overthrow

(ō'vər-thrō')
tr.v., -threw (-thrū'), -thrown (-thrōn'), -throw·ing, -throws.

1. To throw over; overturn.
2. To bring about the downfall or destruction of, especially by force or concerted action: a plot to overthrow the government.
3. Sports. To throw an object over and beyond (an intended mark): The infielder overthrew first base.

n. (ō'vər-thrō')

1. An instance of overthrowing, especially one that results in downfall or destruction.
2. Sports. The throwing of a ball over and beyond a target, especially in baseball.

SYNONYMS   overthrow, overturn, subvert, topple, upset. These verbs mean to cause the downfall, destruction, abolition, or undoing of: overthrow an empire; overturn existing institutions; subverting civil order; toppled the government; upset all our plans.

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verb

1. To turn or cause to turn from a vertical or horizontal position: capsize, knock over, overturn, topple, turn over, upset. See change/persist, horizontal/vertical/change of position, move/halt.
2. To bring about the downfall of: bring down, overturn, subvert, topple, tumble, unhorse. See help/harm/harmless.

noun

The act of defeating or the condition of being defeated: beating, defeat, drubbing, rout, thrashing, vanquishment. Informal massacre, trimming, whipping. Slang dusting, licking. See win/lose/recovery.

v

Definition: defeat, destroy
Antonyms: give in, surrender, yield

A panel of ornamental metalwork placed like a lintel above metal gates.

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• Baseball - overthrow: a throw by a fielder that goes beyond the fielder for whom it was intended

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - kuldkaste, ødelægge
n. - kuldkastelse, undergang, fald

Nederlands (Dutch)
omverwerpen, omverwerping, nederlaag

Français (French)
v. tr. - (Pol) renverser, (fig) fouler aux pieds
n. - renversement

Deutsch (German)
v. - stürzen, besiegen, umstoßen
n. - Sturz, Umsturz, Niederlage

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ανατρέπω (κυβέρνηση κ.λπ.), συντρίβω
n. - ανατροπή, πτώση, κατάρρευση

Italiano (Italian)
rovesciare, disfatta

Português (Portuguese)
v. - derrubar, derrocar, destruir
n. - derrota (f), deposição (f), subversão (f)

Русский (Russian)
опрокидывать, свергать, свержение

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - derribar, derrocar, derrumbar
n. - derrocamiento, derrumbamiento, derrota

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - störta, fälla, kasta (vräka) omkull
n. - fällande (pol), omstörtning, nederlag, tillintetgörelse

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
打倒, 颠覆, 推翻, 倾覆, 瓦解

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 打倒, 顛覆, 推翻
n. - 推翻, 傾覆, 瓦解

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 뒤엎다, 전복하다, (크리켓)나무 멀리 던지다
n. - 전복, 폭투

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 転覆
v. - 倒す, 転覆する, くつがえす, ひっくり返す

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يقلب, يهزم (الاسم) هزيمه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הפיל (שלטון), הרס, מיגר, כבש, ניצח, שם קץ ל-‬
n. - ‮מפלה, נפילה, הריסה, הפיכה, לוחית ברזל יצוק מעוטר על מעבר קשתי או שער‬

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