How to pronounce“overthrow”in English
verbpeople. Uh, if I know that I want you to tell me that you were plotting to
overthrow the government of the United States or of Saudi Arabia or of Russia or of China, torture is an incredibly useful tool to get you to tell me that
even if it's not true, and that's what it's used for by brutal regimes around
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Definitions of “overthrow”
To bring about the downfall of (a government, etc.), especially by force; to usurp.
“I hate the current government, but not enough to want to overthrow them.”
To throw down to the ground, to overturn.
“And he [Jesus] made a ſcourge off ſmale cordes / and drave thē all out off the temple / bothe ſhepe and oxen / ãd powred doune the changers money / and overthrue their tables.”
A removal, especially of a ruler or government, by force or threat of force; usurpation.
“Once more I come to know of thee King Harry, / If for thy Ranſome thou wilt now compound, / Before thy moſt aſſured Ouerthrow: […]”
An act of throwing something to the ground; an overturning.
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