overthrow

Definitions

1. 1.To cause to fall or to fail; to subvert; to defeat; to make a ruin of; to destroy. When the walls of Thebes he overthrew. Dryden. [Gloucester] that seeks to overthrow religion. Shak.
2. 2.The act of overthrowing; the state of being overthrow; ruin. Your sudden overthrow much rueth me. Spenser.
3. 3.(a) (Baseball) The act of throwing a ball too high, as over a player's head. (b) (Cricket) A faulty return of the ball by a fielder, so that striker makes an additional run.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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Reverse-dictionary questions

Definition-first questions whose answer is overthrow.

• What is to cause to fall or to fail; to subvert; to defeat; to make a ruin of; to destroy. When the walls of Thebes he overthrew. Dryden. [Gloucester] that seeks to overthrow religion. Shak called?
• What is the act of overthrowing; the state of being overthrow; ruin. Your sudden overthrow much rueth me. Spenser called?
• What is (a) (Baseball) The act of throwing a ball too high, as over a player's head. (b) (Cricket) A faulty return of the ball by a fielder, so that striker makes an additional run called?