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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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   Overthrow (?), n.
   1. The act of overthrowing; the state of being overthrown; ruin.
   
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   Your sudden overthrow much rueth me. Spenser.
   
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   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 the striker makes an additional run.
   
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