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overthrow
o·ver·throw • v. / ˌōvərˈ[unvoicedth]rō/ (past -threw; past part. -thrown) [tr.] 1. remove forcibly from power: military coups which had attempted to overthrow the king. ∎ put an end to (something), typically by the use of force or violence: their subversive activities are calculated to overthrow parliamentary democracy. ∎ archaic knock or throw to the ground: one who is already prostrate cannot be overthrown. 2. throw (a ball) further or harder than intended: he grips the ball too tight and overthrows it. ∎ throw a ball beyond (a receiving player): he overthrew a receiver in the end zone. • n. / ˈōvərˌ[unvoicedth]rō/ 1. [in sing.] a removal from power; a defeat or downfall: plotting the overthrow of the government. 2. (in baseball and other games) a throw that sends a ball past its intended recipient or target. 3. a panel of decorated wrought-iron work above an arch or gateway. |
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"overthrow." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "overthrow." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-overthrow.html "overthrow." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-overthrow.html |
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1. Ornamental iron structure set between upright gate-piers or standards and over the gates. 2. Arched iron support for a lamp between gate-piers or standards. |
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JAMES STEVENS CURL. "overthrow." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES STEVENS CURL. "overthrow." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-overthrow.html JAMES STEVENS CURL. "overthrow." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-overthrow.html |
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overthrow •arrow, barrow, farrow, harrow, Jarrow, marrow, narrow, sparrow, taro, tarot, Varro, yarrow
•gabbro • Avogadro • Afro • aggro
•macro • cilantro • Castro
•wheelbarrow
•Faro, Kilimanjaro, Pissarro, Pizarro, Tupamaro
•Pedro • allegro • hedgerow • velcro
•escrow
•metro, retro
•electro • Jethro
•bolero, caballero, dinero, Faeroe, pharaoh, ranchero, sombrero, torero
•scarecrow • Ebro
•Montenegro, Negro
•repro • in vitro • Pyrrho • synchro
•windrow • impro • intro • bistro
•Babygro • McEnroe
•biro, Cairo, giro, gyro, tyro
•fibro • micro • maestro
•borrow, Corot, morrow, sorrow, tomorrow
•cockcrow • cointreau
•Moro, Sapporo, Thoreau
•Mindoro • Yamoussoukro
•Woodrow
•burro, burrow, furrow
•upthrow
•De Niro, hero, Nero, Pierrot, Pinero, Rio de Janeiro, sub-zero, zero
•bureau, chiaroscuro, Douro, enduro, euro, Ishiguro, Oruro, Truro
•Politburo • guacharo • Diderot
•vigoro • Prospero • Cicero • in utero
•Devereux • Jivaro • overthrow
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"overthrow." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "overthrow." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-overthrow.html "overthrow." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-overthrow.html |
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