Overthrow

Definition of Overthrow

O`ver`throw´

v. t.	1.	To throw over; to overturn; to upset; to turn upside down. [imp. Overthrew ; p. p. Overthrown ; p. pr. & vb. n. Overthrowing.] 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; as, to overthrow a government. When the walls of Thebes he overthrew. - Dryden. [Gloucester] that seeks to overthrow religion. - Shak.
	3.	(Baseball) To throw (a baseball) beyond; to throw too high and too far; to overshoot{1}; as, the shortstop overthrew the first baseman.
n.	1.	The act of overthrowing; the state of being overthrown; ruin. Your sudden overthrow much rueth me. - Spenser.
	2.	(Baseball) The act of throwing a ball too high, as over a player's head.

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