Usually means: Replacement of government by force.
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  1. overthrows: Merriam-Webster
  2. overthrows: Collins English Dictionary
  3. overthrows: Vocabulary.com
  4. overthrows: Wordnik
  5. overthrows: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. overthrows: Wiktionary
  7. overthrows: Dictionary.com
  8. overthrows: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  9. overthrows: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. Overthrows: Sports Definitions

(Note: See overthrow as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (overthrow)

verb:  (transitive) To bring about the downfall of (a government, etc.), especially by force; to usurp.
verb:  (transitive, now rare) To throw down to the ground, to overturn.
noun:  A removal, especially of a ruler or government, by force or threat of force; usurpation.
noun:  (archaic, rare) An act of throwing something to the ground; an overturning.
verb:  (transitive, intransitive) To throw (something) so that it goes too far.
noun:  (sports) A throw that goes too far.
noun:  (cricket) A run scored by the batting side when a fielder throws the ball back to the infield, whence it continues to the opposite outfield.
▸ Also see overthrow


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