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over·throw (ō′vər t̸hrō′; also, and for n.always, ō′vər t̸hrō′)

transitive verb overthrew -·threw′, overthrown -·thrown′, overthrowing -·throw′·ing

  1. to throw or turn over; upset
  2. to overcome; conquer; end
  3. to throw a ball or the like beyond (the intended receiver or target)

noun

  1. an overthrowing or being overthrown
  2. destruction; ruin; end

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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