overthrow

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. v. To throw over; overturn.
2. v. To bring about the downfall or destruction of, especially by force or concerted action: a plot to overthrow the government.
3. v. Sports To throw an object over and beyond (an intended mark): The infielder overthrew first base.
4. n. An instance of overthrowing, especially one that results in downfall or destruction.
5. n. Sports The throwing of a ball over and beyond a target, especially in baseball.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. To overturn; upset.
2. To throw down; prostrate.
3. Hence — To overcome; defeat; vanquish.
4. To subvert; overturn; ruin; spoil.
5. To cast down; deject.
6. Synonyms Overpower, Overwhelm, etc. (see defeat), overcome, master, worst, crush. Subvert, etc. See overturn.
7. n. The act of overthrowing, or the state of being overthrown; subversion; destruction; discomfiture; defeat; conquest: as, the overthrow of a tower, of a city, of plans, of one's reason.
8. n. Synonyms Prostration, wreck, rout. See defeat, v. t.
9. n. In cricket, a throw of the ball which sends it past the fielder at the wicket, so that additional runs are made in consequence.
10. In cricket, to throw (the ball) inaccurately at the wicket, and so give unearned runs to the opposing batsman.

Wiktionary

1. v. transitive To throw down to the ground, to overturn.
2. v. transitive To bring about the downfall of (a government, etc.), especially by force.
3. n. A removal, especially of a ruler or government, by force or threat of force.
4. v. transitive, intransitive To throw (something) so that it goes too far.
5. n. sports A throw that goes too far.
6. n. cricket A run scored by the batting side when a fielder throws the ball back to the infield, whence it continues to the opposite outfield.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. v. To throw over; to overturn; to upset; to turn upside down.
2. v. To cause to fall or to fail; to subvert; to defeat; to make a ruin of; to destroy.
3. v. (Baseball) To throw (a baseball) beyond; to throw too high and too far; to overshoot{1}.
4. n. The act of overthrowing; the state of being overthrown; ruin.
5. n. (Baseball) The act of throwing a ball too high, as over a player's head.
6. n. (Cricket) A faulty return of the ball by a fielder, so that the striker makes an additional run.

WordNet 3.0

1. v. cause the downfall of; of rulers
2. n. the termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force)
3. v. rule against
4. n. the act of disturbing the mind or body