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31Overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom — Until the 1890s the Kingdom of Hawaiokinai was an independent sovereign state, recognized by the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Japan, and Germany. Though there were threats to Hawaii s sovereignty throughout the Kingdom s history, it …
32Overthrow (structure) — Belton House, Lincolnshire: the overthrow is the section of ironwork which passes over the gate itself, connecting the piers In wrought ironwork, the overthrow, particularly popular in the Baroque era commencing in the 17th century, refers to the …
33Overthrow (cricket) — In the sport of cricket, an overthrow (sometimes called a buzzer) is an extra run scored by a batsman as a result of the ball not being collected by a fielder in the centre, having been thrown in from the outfield. Overthrows usually occur when a …
34overthrow — Synonyms and related words: Waterloo, about face, accommodate, accommodation, adapt, adaptation, adjust, adjustment, alter, alteration, ameliorate, amelioration, answer, answer conclusively, apoplexy, apostasy, argue down, arise, beat, beating,… …
35overthrow — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. overcome, defeat, upset, abolish, confute; overturn, demolish, ruin. See depression, success, confutation, revolution. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. overcome, depose, bring down, topple; see abolish ,… …
36overthrow — o·ver throw || ‚əʊvÉ™(r)θrəʊ n. defeat, downfall; revolution, subversion; destruction, ruin v. throw a ball beyond the intended mark (Sports); cause to fall down, overturn; remove a person or group of people from power, oust; abolish, put …
37overthrow — verb (past overthrew; past participle overthrown) 1》 remove forcibly from power. 2》 put an end to (something) through force. 3》 throw (a ball) further than the intended distance. ↘chiefly N. Amer. throw a ball beyond (a receiving player).… …
38overthrow — I. v. a. 1. Overturn, upset, overset, throw down. 2. Demolish, destroy, level, throw down. 3. Vanquish, conquer, defeat, worst, overcome, master, overpower, overbear, overwhelm, subjugate, crush, discomfit, beat, rout, foil. 4. Subvert, destroy,… …
39overthrow — v 1. vanquish, conquer, subjugate, Sl. shellac; defeat, beat, rout, discomfit, worst, thrash; overpower, overmaster, be victorious over, Inf. whip; subvert, overturn, overcome, overwhelm, prevail over, surmount; quash, quell, squash, squelch;… …
40overthrow — verb (t) /oʊvəˈθroʊ / (say ohvuh throh) (overthrew, overthrown, overthrowing) 1. to depose as from a position of power; overcome, defeat, or vanquish. 2. to put an end to by force, as governments or institutions. 3. to throw over; upset; overturn …
