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1. Overthrow
   In architecture, an overthrow is a decorative panel or architrave of ornamental metalwork, usually of wrought iron, found above a gateway or arch.
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2. overthrow
   [n] - the termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force) 2. [v] - cause the downfall of
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3. Overthrow
   O`ver·throw' transitive verb [ imperfect Overthrew ; past participle Overthrown ; present participle & verbal noun Overthrowing .] 1. To throw ove...
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4. Overthrow
   O'ver·throw` noun 1. The act of overthrowing; the state of being overthrow; ruin. « Your sudden overthrow much rueth me.» Spenser. 2. (a) (Baseball) The act of throwing a ball too high, as ov...
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5. Overthrow
   • (n.) The act of throwing a ball too high, as over a player`s head. • (v. t.) To throw over; to overturn; to upset; to turn upside down. • (n.) A faulty return of the ball by a fielder, so that the striker makes an additional run. • (v. t.) To cause to fall or to fail; to subver...
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6. Overthrow
   (comics) `Overthrow` was a DC Comics supervillain who fought the Blue Beetle. Fictional character biography: Arnold Daniel Beck<ref name=beetle21/> was an embittered employee let go from Kord Omniversal (the corporation run by Ted Kord, the Blue Beetle) who came to believe that he was just...
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7. Overthrow
   (book) `Overthrow: America`s Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq` is a book published in 2006 by award-winning New York Times foreign correspondent and author Stephen Kinzer about the United States`s involvement in the overthrow of foreign governments from the late 19th...
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8. Overthrow
   (structure) , 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 crowning section of ornamental wrought ironw...
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9. Overthrow
   (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 fielder aims unsuccessfully at t...
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