Definition of overthrow

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Overthrow (n.) A faulty return of the ball by a fielder, so that the striker makes an additional run..

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Fall :: Fall (n.) Death; destruction; overthrow; ruin.
Reverse :: Reverse (a.) Hence, to overthrow; to subvert..
Overthrow :: Overthrow (n.) The act of throwing a ball too high, as over a player's head..
Bouleversement :: Bouleversement (n.) Complete overthrow; disorder; a turning upside down.
Overturn :: Overturn (v. t.) To subvert; to destroy; to overthrow.
Dispute :: Dispute (v. t.) To oppose by argument or assertion; to attempt to overthrow; to controvert; to express dissent or opposition to; to call in question; to deny the truth or validity of; as, to dispute assertions or arguments..
Refute :: Refute (v. t.) To disprove and overthrow by argument, evidence, or countervailing proof; to prove to be false or erroneous; to confute; as, to refute arguments; to refute testimony; to refute opinions or theories; to refute a disputant..
Knockdown :: Knockdown (a.) Of force sufficient to fell or completely overthrow; as, a knockdown blow; a knockdown argument..
Defeat :: Defeat (v.) An overthrow, as of an army in battle; loss of a battle; repulse suffered; discomfiture; -- opposed to victory..
Profligate :: Profligate (a.) Overthrown; beaten; conquered.
Unpreach :: Unpreach (v. t.) To undo or overthrow by preaching.
Anatreptic :: Anatreptic (a.) Overthrowing; defeating; -- applied to Plato's refutative dialogues.
Scatter :: Scatter (v. t.) Hence, to frustrate, disappoint, and overthrow; as, to scatter hopes, plans, or the like..
Argue :: Argue (v. i.) To invent and offer reasons to support or overthrow a proposition, opinion, or measure; to use arguments; to reason..
Disaffirmance :: Disaffirmance (n.) Overthrow or annulment by the decision of a superior tribunal; as, disaffirmance of judgment..
Overset :: Overset (n.) An upsetting; overturn; overthrow; as, the overset of a carriage..
Smite :: Smite (v. t.) To put to rout in battle; to overthrow by war.
Valid :: Valid (a.) Having legal strength or force; executed with the proper formalities; incapable of being rightfully overthrown or set aside; as, a valid deed; a valid covenant; a valid instrument of any kind; a valid claim or title; a valid marriage..
Subverted :: Subversive (a.) Tending to subvert; having a tendency to overthrow and ruin.
Raze :: Raze (v. t.) To subvert from the foundation; to lay level with the ground; to overthrow; to destroy; to demolish.
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