overthrowverb詞源 1/əʊvəˈθɹəʊ/

• 1

  To bring about the downfall of (a government, etc.), especially by force; to usurp.

  • I hate the current government, but not enough to want to overthrow them.
  • Here's Gloſter, a Foe to Citizens, / One that ſtill motions Warre, and neuer Peace, / O're-charging your free Purſes with large Fines; / That ſeeks to ouerthrow Religion, / Becauſe he is Protector of the Realme; […]
• 2

  archaicTo throw down to the ground, to overturn.

  • And he [Jesus] made a ſcourge off ſmale cordes / and drave thē all out off the temple / bothe ſhepe and oxen / ãd powred doune the changers money / and overthrue their tables.
  • Pittacus was a wiſe and valiant man, but his wife overthrew the Table when he had invited his friends: upon which the good man to excuſe her incivility and his own miſfortune, ſaid, That every man had one evil, and he was moſt happy that had but that alone; […]

overthrownoun詞源 1/ˈəʊvəθɹəʊ/

• 1

  A removal, especially of a ruler or government, by force or threat of force; usurpation.

  • Once more I come to know of thee King Harry, / If for thy Ranſome thou wilt now compound, / Before thy moſt aſſured Ouerthrow: […]
  • But Judge Livingstone decided that no resistence to law, however extensive or violent, is treason if overthrow of the government is not its object.
• 2

  archaicrareAn act of throwing something to the ground; an overturning.

overthrowverb詞源 2/əʊvəˈθɹəʊ/

• 1

  To throw (something) so that it goes too far.

  • He overthrew first base, for an error.
  • Unlike the gymnast landing on the firm floor and able to control his balance within fairly wide limits, the diver has little or no control of his position as he enters the water. If he overthrows on entry there is little he can do about it.

overthrownoun詞源 2/ˈəʊvəθɹəʊ/

• 1

  hobbieslifestylesportsA throw that goes too far.

  • [A]n energy shift accompanies the onset of emotion. Failure to recognize this can lead to disruptions in performance. A quarterback who fails to acknowledge his excitement in a big game is prone to countless overthrows until the excitement has subsided.
  • The one-man lift is effective in creating enough of a contest in the air to disrupt the opposition or force an overthrow. The defender at the back of the lineout is perfectly positioned to catch an overthrow, and deter the attacking halfback from running around the back of the lineout.
• 2

  ball-gamescricketgamesA throw that goes too far.