overthrow
IPA: ˈoʊvɝθroʊ
noun
- A removal, especially of a ruler or government, by force or threat of force; usurpation.
- (archaic, rare) An act of throwing something to the ground; an overturning.
- (sports) A throw that goes too far.
- (cricket) A run scored by the batting side when a fielder throws the ball back to the infield, whence it continues to the opposite outfield.
verb
- (transitive) To bring about the downfall of (a government, etc.), especially by force; to usurp.
- (transitive, now rare) To throw down to the ground, to overturn.
- (transitive, intransitive) To throw (something) so that it goes too far.
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