overthrow (verb)
1overthrow — ► VERB (past overthrew; past part. overthrown) 1) remove forcibly from power. 2) put an end to through force. 3) throw (a ball) further than the intended distance. ► NOUN 1) a defeat or removal from power. 2) …
2overthrow — I verb abolish, adfligere, be victorious over, break up, bring down, cast down, conquer, defeat, deicere, dethrone, diruere, disrupt, eradicate, exterminate, extirpate, fell, invert, master, nullify, obliterate, obviate, overmaster, overpower,… …
3overthrow — verb (past overthrew; past participle overthrown) 1》 remove forcibly from power. 2》 put an end to (something) through force. 3》 throw (a ball) further than the intended distance. ↘chiefly N. Amer. throw a ball beyond (a receiving player).… …
4overthrow — verb (t) /oʊvəˈθroʊ / (say ohvuh throh) (overthrew, overthrown, overthrowing) 1. to depose as from a position of power; overcome, defeat, or vanquish. 2. to put an end to by force, as governments or institutions. 3. to throw over; upset; overturn …
5overthrow — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ attempted ▪ violent VERB + OVERTHROW ▪ bring about, lead to ▪ plot …
6overthrow — overthrows, overthrowing, overthrew, overthrown VERB (The verb is pronounced [[t]o͟ʊvə(r)θro͟ʊ[/t]]. The noun is pronounced [[t]o͟ʊvə(r)θroʊ[/t]].) When a government or leader is overthrown, they are removed from power by force. [be V ed] That… …
7overthrow — I UK [ˌəʊvə(r)ˈθrəʊ] / US [ˌoʊvərˈθroʊ] verb [transitive] Word forms overthrow : present tense I/you/we/they overthrow he/she/it overthrows present participle overthrowing past tense overthrew UK [ˌəʊvə(r)ˈθruː] / US [ˌoʊvərˈθru] past participle… …
8overthrow — o|ver|throw1 [ ,ouvər θrou ] (past tense o|ver|threw [ ,ouvər θru ] ; past participle o|ver|thrown [ ,ouvər θroun ] ) verb transitive * to force a leader or government out of their position of power: Her father was overthrown in a military coup… …
9overthrow — 1 verb past tense overthrew, past participle overthrown, (T) 1 to remove a leader or government from a position of power: Rebels were already plotting to overthrow the government. 2 to get rid of the rules of a society: a social revolution that… …
10overthrow — 1. verb 1) the president was overthrown Syn: remove (from office/power), bring down, topple, depose, oust, displace, unseat, dethrone 2) an attempt to overthrow military rule Syn: put an end to, defeat, conque …
