OVERTHROWN

OVERTHROW

overrule, overturn, override, overthrow, reverse

(verb) rule against; “The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill”

overthrow, subvert, overturn, bring down

(verb) cause the downfall of; of rulers; “The Czar was overthrown”; “subvert the ruling class”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

overthrown

past participle of overthrow

Anagrams

• thrown over

Source: Wiktionary


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.

O"ver*throw`, n.

1. The act of overthrowing; the state of being overthrow; ruin. Your sudden overthrow much rueth me. Spenser.

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 striker makes an additional run.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

21 September 2024

CONFORMITY

(noun) acting according to certain accepted standards; “their financial statements are in conformity with generally accepted accounting practices”


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