OVERTHROW, v.t. [See Throw.]
1. To turn upside down.His wife overthrew the table.2. To throw down.3. To ruin; to demolish.When the walls of Thebes he overthrew.4. To defeat; to conquer; to vanquish; as, to overthrow an army or an enemy.5. To subvert; to destroy; as, to overthrow the constitution or state; to overthrow religion.