[v. oh-ver-throh; n. oh-ver-throh] 
verb, -threw, -thrown, -throw⋅ing, noun | 1. | to depose, as from a position of power; overcome, defeat, or vanquish: to overthrow a tyrant. |
| 2. | to put an end to by force, as a government or institution. |
| 3. | to throw or knock down; overturn; topple: The heavy winds overthrew numerous telephone poles and trees. |
| 4. | to knock down and demolish. |
| 5. | to throw (something) too far. |
| 6. | Baseball. (of a pitcher) to throw too hard, often affecting control or straining the arm. |
| 7. | Archaic. to destroy the sound condition of (the mind). |
| 8. | to throw too far: If I hadn't overthrown, it would have been a sure putout. |
| 9. | the act of overthrowing; state or condition of being overthrown. |
| 10. | deposition from power. |
| 11. | defeat; destruction; ruin. |
vərˈθroʊ