overthrow
/ˌəʊvəˈθrəʊ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌəʊvərˈθrəʊ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌō-vər-ˈthrō/ (ame, mw) · /ˈəʊ.və.θrəʊ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈoʊ.vɚ.θroʊ/ (ame, ipa)
overthrow — verb
- overthrowpresent simple I / you / we / they
- overthrowshe / she / it
- overthrewpast simple
- overthrownpast participle
- overthrowing-ing form
1. to use force to push a ruler, government, or system out of power and replace it.
to use force to push a ruler, government, or system out of power and replace it.
Rebel soldiers tried to overthrow the king after the harvest failed.
overthrow + ruler
Darius believes that no peaceful protest can overthrow such a violent regime.
The military leaders were planning to overthrow the elected government within weeks.
Many of Sana's classmates wanted to overthrow the school's strict dress code.
The dictator was finally overthrown after twenty years of street protests.
文法句型
overthrow + noun (ruler/government/regime)
用法筆記
Object is almost always a person or system that holds power (a king, government, regime, dictatorship), or by extension a set of rules. Frequently used in the passive when the focus is on the leader who fell.
常見錯誤
2. in baseball and similar sports, to send a ball flying past the teammate or base
in baseball and similar sports, to send a ball flying past the teammate or base that was meant to catch it.
The young pitcher overthrew first base and let two runners score.
overthrow + base
Takeshi overthrew his catcher twice in the opening innings on Saturday.
overthrow + receiving player
The shortstop overthrew second base, and the ball rolled into the outfield.
Nala kept overthrowing the cutoff man during fielding practice that afternoon.
- hit
to send the ball directly to the intended target
文法句型
overthrow + noun (base/teammate)
用法筆記
Used mainly in baseball and softball commentary. Distinguish from sense 1: only this sense takes a base, a teammate position, or another fielding target as object; political objects (king, regime) only fit sense 1.
常見錯誤
overthrow — noun
- overthrowsingular
- overthrowsplural
1. the use of force to push a ruler, government, or system out of power.
the use of force to push a ruler, government, or system out of power.
The overthrow of the king led to ten years of civil war.
the overthrow of + ruler
Élise wrote her thesis on the overthrow of the French monarchy in 1792.
Several officers were jailed for plotting the overthrow of the elected president.
Tamar's grandmother lived through the overthrow of three different governments.
News of the overthrow spread quickly across the country that evening.
- restoration
the act of putting a removed ruler back into power
文法句型
the overthrow of + noun (ruler/government)
用法筆記
Almost always appears as 'the overthrow of [X]' where X is a named ruler, government, regime, or political system. Usually singular and countable when tied to one historical event.
常見錯誤
2. a throw that goes too far past the player or base it was aimed at.
a throw that goes too far past the player or base it was aimed at.
Christopher's overthrow allowed the runner to reach third base safely.
overthrow + allowed + runner
An overthrow from the outfield gave the visiting team an extra run.
an overthrow from + fielding position
The coach was furious about three overthrows in a single inning.
Tuan blamed his shoulder injury for the overthrow that lost them the game.
- wild throw
more general everyday term for the same kind of bad throw
- errant throw
formal; used in sports writing
文法句型
a/an overthrow
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 3 (cricket): this sense is mainly a baseball/softball term for a single bad throw. It does NOT mean runs scored.
3. in cricket, extra runs scored by the batting team when a fielder's return throw
in cricket, extra runs scored by the batting team when a fielder's return throw flies past the wicket-keeper and is not stopped.
England added four overthrows after the fielder missed the stumps completely.
plural: overthrows + numeral
Esme groaned as the team gave away another two overthrows on the boundary.
give away + overthrows
The match was decided by a single overthrow on the final ball of the innings.
Indian fans still argue about the six runs, four of which were overthrows.
- extras
broader umbrella term in cricket; includes wides and no-balls as well as overthrows
文法句型
overthrows (plural)
用法筆記
A cricket-specific scoring term. Distinguish from sense 2: a sense-2 'overthrow' is the bad throw itself, while a sense-3 'overthrow' is the runs added to the score because of that bad throw.