See Also: overthrow(1)(dictionary)
overthrow(2)(dictionary)
overthrow 1, verb(dictionary)
overthrow 2, noun(dictionary)

overthrow(1) (iou)



overthrow noun. E16.
[Partly from OVERTHROW verb, partly from OVER- + THROW noun2.]
The action or an act of overthrowing something; the fact, state, or condition of being overthrown; an instance of this; (a) defeat, (a) deposition. E16.
S. Hastings In favour of war and of the overthrow of the established order. World Monitor The violent..overthrow of the Ceausescus in Romania.
b. An act of overthrowing a ball; spec. (a) Cricket a fielder's return of the ball which passes over or beyond the wicket; a run permitted by this; (b) Baseball a fielder's throw which passes over or beyond a baseman. M18.
Architecture. A panel of decorated wrought-iron work forming the architrave of a gateway or arch. E20.