overthrow

 

verb

Pronunciation: /əʊvəˈθrəʊ/
(past overthrew; past participle overthrown) [with object]
  • 1remove forcibly from power: military coups which had attempted to overthrow the King
  • put an end to (something) by the use of force: their subversive activities are calculated to overthrow parliamentary democracy
  • archaic knock or throw to the ground: one who is already prostrate cannot be overthrown
  • 2throw (a ball) further than the intended distance: he grips the ball too tight and overthrows it
  • chiefly North American throw a ball beyond (a receiving player): Dodge overthrew a receiver in the end zone

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈəʊvəθrəʊ/
  • 1 [in singular] a removal from power: plotting the overthrow of the government
  • 2(in cricket, baseball, and other games) a throw which sends a ball past its intended recipient or target.
  • a score made because the ball has been overthrown: his throw missed the stumps and went for four overthrows
  • 3a panel of decorated wrought-iron work above an arch or gateway.