overthrow
11overthrow — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ attempted ▪ violent VERB + OVERTHROW ▪ bring about, lead to ▪ plot …
12overthrow — o|ver|throw1 [ˌəuvəˈθrəu US ˌouvərˈθrou] v past tense overthrew [ ˈθru:] past participle overthrown [ ˈθrəun US ˈθroun] [T] 1.) to remove a leader or government from power, especially by force = ↑oust ▪ Rebels were already making plans to… …
13Overthrow — Recorded in a number of surname spellings such as Over, Overbury, Overlow, Overnell, Overpool, Overshot, Overstall, Overstrand, Overstone, Overstreet, Overthrow, Overton, and possibly others, this is an English surname. It is usually locational… …
14overthrow — I UK [ˌəʊvə(r)ˈθrəʊ] / US [ˌoʊvərˈθroʊ] verb [transitive] Word forms overthrow : present tense I/you/we/they overthrow he/she/it overthrows present participle overthrowing past tense overthrew UK [ˌəʊvə(r)ˈθruː] / US [ˌoʊvərˈθru] past participle… …
15overthrow — o|ver|throw1 [ ,ouvər θrou ] (past tense o|ver|threw [ ,ouvər θru ] ; past participle o|ver|thrown [ ,ouvər θroun ] ) verb transitive * to force a leader or government out of their position of power: Her father was overthrown in a military coup… …
16overthrow — overthrows, overthrowing, overthrew, overthrown VERB (The verb is pronounced [[t]o͟ʊvə(r)θro͟ʊ[/t]]. The noun is pronounced [[t]o͟ʊvə(r)θroʊ[/t]].) When a government or leader is overthrown, they are removed from power by force. [be V ed] That… …
17overthrow — 1 verb past tense overthrew, past participle overthrown, (T) 1 to remove a leader or government from a position of power: Rebels were already plotting to overthrow the government. 2 to get rid of the rules of a society: a social revolution that… …
18overthrow — 1. verb 1) the president was overthrown Syn: remove (from office/power), bring down, topple, depose, oust, displace, unseat, dethrone 2) an attempt to overthrow military rule Syn: put an end to, defeat, conque …
19overthrow — transitive verb (overthrew; overthrown; throwing) Date: 14th century 1. overturn, upset 2. to cause the downfall of ; bring down, defeat 3. to throw a ball over or past (as a base or a receiver) • overthrow noun …
20overthrow — overthrower, n. v. /oh veuhr throh /; n. /oh veuhr throh /, v., overthrew, overthrown, overthrowing, n. v.t. 1. to depose, as from a position of power; overcome, defeat, or vanquish: to overthrow a tyrant. 2. to put an end to by force, as a… …
