overthrowverb
uk/ˌəʊ.vəˈθrəʊ/us/ˌoʊ.vɚˈθroʊ/overthrew, overthrownoverthrow verb (DEFEAT)
uk/ˌəʊ.vəˈθrəʊ/us/ˌoʊ.vɚˈθroʊ/[ T ] to defeat or remove someone from power, using force:
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Taking action against people in power
- anarchist
- angry young man
- bring
- bring sb down
- counter-revolution
- insurgent
- mujahideen
- mutineer
- mutiny
- palace coup
- partisan
- poacher
- put sth down 1
- ringleader
- riot
- riotous
- rising
- secede
- ungovernable
- uprising
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overthrow verb (THROW)
uk/ˈəʊ.və.θrəʊ/us/ˈoʊ.vɚ.θroʊ//ˌəʊ.vəˈθrəʊ/[ I or T ] US to throw a ball past the person or object you intended to throw to:
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Throwing
- cast
- chuck
- flick
- fling
- heave
- hurl
- overhand
- peg
- pelt
- project
- projectile
- sling
- slung
- stone
- throw
- throw-in
- thrown
- toss
- underarm
- underhand
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overthrownoun
uk/ˈəʊ.və.θrəʊ/us/ˈoʊ.vɚ.θroʊ/overthrow noun (DEFEAT)
[ C usually singular ] an occasion when someone or something is removed from power using force:
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Taking action against people in power
- anarchist
- angry young man
- bring
- bring sb down
- counter-revolution
- insurgent
- mujahideen
- mutineer
- mutiny
- palace coup
- partisan
- poacher
- put sth down 1
- ringleader
- riot
- riotous
- rising
- secede
- ungovernable
- uprising
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overthrow noun (THROW)
[ C usually singular ] the act of throwing a ball too far
[ C ] a score in cricket made when the ball is thrown past the person it was intended to be thrown to
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General terms used in ball sports
- aggregate score
- assist
- attack
- back pass
- bobble
- center circle
- chip
- goalless
- holding
- layoff
- long ball
- man on! idiom
- man-to-man defense
- man-to-man marking
- overarm
- set piece
- shoot
- sidespin
- unplayable
- wrong-foot
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