Overthrow — Defs

01 v. t. To throw over; to overturn; to upset; to turn upside down.

imp. Overthrew; p. p. Overthrown; p. pr. & vb. n. Overthrowing

1.
To throw over; to overturn; to upset; to turn upside down.
“His wife overthrew the table.” — Jer. Taylor.
2.
To cause to fall or to fail; to subvert; to defeat; to make a ruin of; to destroy; as, to overthrow a government.
“When the walls of Thebes he overthrew.” — Dryden.

“[Gloucester] that seeks to overthrow religion.” — Shak.
3.
To throw (a baseball) beyond; to throw too high and too far; to overshoot{1}; as, the shortstop overthrew the first baseman.(Baseball)

02 n. The act of overthrowing; the state of being overthrown; ruin.

1.
The act of overthrowing; the state of being overthrown; ruin.
“Your sudden overthrow much rueth me.” — Spenser.
2.
The act of throwing a ball too high, as over a player's head.(Baseball)