overthrow

overthrow

—vb , -throws, -throwing, -threw, -thrown
1.	(tr) to effect the downfall or destruction of (a ruler, institution, etc), esp by force
2.	(tr) to throw or turn over
3.	(tr) to throw (something, esp a ball) too far

—n
4.	an act of overthrowing
5.	downfall; destruction
6.	cricket
	a. a ball thrown back too far by a fielder
	b. a run scored because of this

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Word Origin & History

overthrow

early 14c., "to knock down," from over + throw (q.v.). Figurative sense of "to cast down from power, defeat" is attested from late 14c.

Example sentences

The resource has always belonged to my department, but the other department is

attempting an overthrow.

None of them belong to a political group or want to overthrow the state.

The answer was not negotiated agreements but the forceful overthrow of those

regimes.

There are opposition figures who are not willing to accept this government and

are interested in violent overthrow.

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