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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ 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.
[1913 Webster]
His wife overthrew the table. --Jer. Taylor.
[1913 Webster]
2. To cause to fall or to fail; to subvert; to defeat; to
make a ruin of; to destroy; as, to overthrow a government.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
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.
[PJC]
Syn: To demolish; overturn; prostrate; destroy; ruin;
subvert; overcome; conquer; defeat; discomfit; vanquish;
beat; rout.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
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.
His wife overthrew the table. --Jer. Taylor.
2. To cause to fall or to fail; to subvert; to defeat; to
make a ruin of; to destroy.
When the walls of Thebes he overthrew. --Dryden.
[Gloucester] that seeks to overthrow religion.
--Shak.
Syn: To demolish; overturn; prostrate; destroy; ruin;
subvert; overcome; conquer; defeat; discomfit; vanquish;
beat; rout.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
overthrow
n 1: the termination of a ruler or institution (especially by
force)
2: the act of disturbing the mind or body; "his carelessness
could have caused an ecological upset"; "she was
unprepared for this sudden overthrow of their normal way
of living" [syn: upset, derangement]
v 1: cause the downfall of; of rulers; "The Czar was overthrown";
"subvert the ruling class" [syn: subvert, overturn,
bring down]
2: rule against; "The Republicans were overruled when the House
voted on the bill" [syn: overrule, overturn, override,
reverse]
[also: overthrown, overthrew]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
overthrew
See overthrow
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
overthrew
vb.
(en-simple past of: overthrow)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
overthrew
vb.
(en-simple past of: overthrow)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
overthrew
vb.
(en-simple past of: overthrow)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
overthrew
vb.
(en-simple past of: overthrow)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
overthrew
Englanti vb.
(taivm-imperf en overthrow)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
overthrew
Engelska vb.
(böjning en verb overthrow)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Overthrew /ˌəʊvəθɹˈuː/
أسقط
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
overthrew /ˌəʊvəθɹˈuː/
svrhl
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
overthrow sb. /ˌəʊvəθɹˈəʊ ˌɛsbˈiː/ (overthrew /ˌəʊvəθɹˈuː/ <>, overthrown /ˌəʊvəθɹˈəʊn/ <>)
jdn. stürzen, zu Fall bringen [übtr.] [pol.]
Synonyms: bring iown sb., overturn sb., topple sb.
see: bringing down, overthrowing, overturning, toppling, brought down, overthrown, overturned, toppled, overthrow a regime, topple a government
From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]
overthrew /ˌəʊvəθɹˈuː/
srušila
From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
/ˌoʊvɝˈθɹu/
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
v. 推翻,打倒,倾覆;
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
vbl. overthrow的过去式
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