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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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O"ver*throw` (?), n. 1. The act of overthrowing; the state of being overthrown; ruin.
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Your sudden overthrow much rueth me. Spenser.
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2. (a) (Baseball) The act of throwing a ball too high, as over a player's head. (b) (Cricket) A faulty return of the ball by a fielder, so that the striker makes an additional run.
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