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Definition of Overthrows

Overthrow
Overthrow O`ver*throw", v. t. [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. When the walls of Thebes he overthrew. --Dryden. [Gloucester] that seeks to overthrow religion. --Shak. Syn: To demolish; overturn; prostrate; destroy; ruin; subvert; overcome; conquer; defeat; discomfit; vanquish; beat; rout.
Overthrow
Overthrow O"ver*throw`, n. 1. The act of overthrowing; the state of being overthrow; ruin. Your sudden overthrow much rueth me. --Spenser.

Meaning of Overthrows from wikipedia

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- people. Consequently, the iron master was free to express his fancy. Overthrows often feature monograms or cyphers, armorial crests or supporters, and...
- Arcuri Overthrow is a Venezuelan experimental metal band based in Valencia, Venezuela. The band was formed in 2002 in Valencia by the brothers Arcuri:...
- Overthrow is a DC Comics supervillain who serves as an adversary to the Blue Beetle. Arnold Daniel Beck was an embittered employee let go from Kord Omniversal...
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- years and is succeeded by his son Diognetus. 892 BC—King Xiao of Zhou overthrows King Yih of Zhou and takes the throne. 891 BC—Tukulti-Ninurta II succeeds...