overthrow (verb)
111surmount — I verb beat, clear, climb, command, conquer, crest, crown, defeat, dominate, exceed, excel, exsuperare, get the better of, go beyond, master, outdo, outmaneuver, outrival, overcome, overpass, overpower, overthrow, overturn, pass, prevail over,… …
112upset — I verb agitate, beat, bother, capsize, confuse, conquer, crush defeat, demolish, derange, destroy, disarrange, discomfit, discompose, disconcert, disorganize, displace, disquiet, distress, disturb, embarrass, enrage, evertere, fluster, invert,… …
113monarchy — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ strong, weak ▪ absolute ▪ constitutional, parliamentary ▪ hereditary VERB + MONARCHY …
114rout — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. stampede, panic; discomfit, defeat, repulse. See success, failure, populace. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. flight, retreat, confusion; see defeat 2 , loss 1 . v. Syn. overcome, overthrow, scatter, hunt,… …
115ruin — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. destruction, downfall, perdition; wreck, remains, relic. See failure, remainder. v. t. wreck, raze, demolish; impoverish, seduce, etc. See impurity, poverty. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The act of… …
116usurp — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. seize, expropriate, arrogate, appropriate; conquer, annex, snatch, grab. See illegality, stealing. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. assume, appropriate, expropriate, commandeer, lay hold of; see also seize… …
117bring down — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To kill] Syn. slay, murder, cut down, mow down*; see kill 1 . 2. [To cause to fall] Syn. injure, wound, overthrow; see fell , hurt 1 , oust . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To cause to fall, as from a shot or blow: cut… …
118unhorse — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. overthrow, upset. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To bring about the downfall of: bring down, overthrow, overturn, subvert, topple, tumble. See HELP …
119plot — 1. noun 1) a plot to overthrow him Syn: conspiracy, intrigue, secret plan; machinations 2) the plot of her novel Syn: story line, story, scenario, action, thread; formal diegesis 3) …
120ride down — transitive verb 1. : to tread under one s horse s feet : overthrow, trample 2. : to bear down on (as a halyard when hoisting a sail) * * * ride down 1. To overtake by riding 2. To charge and overthrow or trample • • • Main Entry: ↑ …
