Hypertext Webster Gateway: "overthrow"

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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Overthrow \O"ver*throw`\, n.
1. The act of overthrowing; the state of being overthrow;
ruin.

Your sudden overthrow much rueth me. --Spenser.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (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}]


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