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    Overthrow (?), v. t. [imp. Overthrew (?); p. p. Overthrown (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Overthrowing.]
    1. To throw over; to overturn; to upset; to turn upside down.

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    His wife overthrew the table. Jer. Taylor.

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    2. To cause to fall or to fail; to subvert; to defeat; to make a ruin of; to destroy; as, “to overthrow a government”.

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    When the walls of Thebes he overthrew. Dryden.

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    [Gloucester] that seeks to overthrow religion. Shak.

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    3. (Baseball) To throw (a baseball) beyond; to throw too high and too far; to overshoot1; as, “the shortstop overthrew the first baseman”.

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    Syn. -- To demolish; overturn; prostrate; destroy; ruin; subvert; overcome; conquer; defeat; discomfit; vanquish; beat; rout.

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