Overthrow - English meaning

verb

(of a structure) suddenly fall down or give way.

Usage examples:

The roof collapsed on top of me

noun

An instance of a structure falling down or giving way.

Usage examples:

The collapse of a railway bridge

verb

Break down, literally or metaphorically

verb

Throw (someone) out of a window.

Usage examples:

She had made up her mind that the woman had been defenestrated, although the official verdict had b…

verb

To throw or push someone out of a window

Usage examples:

They threatened to defenestrate him., it would not be a good time to defenestrate the prime minister.

verb

To force someone, especially a leader, out of his or her job

Usage examples:

It would not be a good time to defenestrate the prime minister.

noun

The action of throwing someone out of a window.

Usage examples:

Death by defenestration has a venerable history

noun

The action of throwing or pushing someone out of a window

Usage examples:

His death by defenestration, he opened a window for the defenestration., he has governed so badly a…

noun

The action of forcing someone, especially a leader, out of his or her job

Usage examples:

He has governed so badly as to deserve automatic defenestration., if he loses the election, expect …

verb

Remove from office suddenly and forcefully.

Usage examples:

He had been deposed by a military coup

verb

To remove someone important from a powerful position

Usage examples:

Be deposed as gingrich was deposed as speaker of the house after the election in 1998., be deposed …

noun

The action of deposing someone, especially a monarch.

Usage examples:

Edward v's deposition

noun

A formal written statement by a witness in a legal matter

noun

A statement made by someone to say that something is true and used in a court of law

Usage examples:

Give/make a deposition, say/state/testify sth in a deposition mrs gordon said in a deposition that …

verb

Remove (a monarch) from power.

Usage examples:

In january 1831 the poles dethroned the romanovs

verb

To remove a king or queen from their position of power

Usage examples:

The world champion was dethroned by a young swedish challenger.

verb

To beat someone who is the best at something, especially a sport, and become the best yourself

Usage examples:

The world champion was dethroned by a young swedish challenger.

verb

Deprive (an organization, especially a national church) of its official status.

Usage examples:

The anglican church in wales was disestablished in 1919

verb

To take away official support and position from a church or similar organized group

noun

The action of removing a church or similar organized group from its official position, and no longer officially supporting it

Usage examples:

He supported the disestablishment of the church of england., many members of the church favour dise…

verb

Take over the place, position, or role of.

Usage examples:

He believes that books may be displaced by the electronic word

verb

To force something or someone out of its usual or original place

Usage examples:

A major government offensive against rebel groups threatens to displace large numbers of people.

verb

To force something out of its usual or original position

Usage examples:

The blow displaced the woman's eardrum and left her partially deaf.

noun

The action of moving something from its place or position.

Usage examples:

Vertical displacement of the shoreline

noun

When people are forced to leave the place where they normally live

noun

A situation in which people are forced to leave their jobs

Usage examples:

Job/labour displacement

noun

The action of formally ending or dismissing an assembly, partnership, or official body.

Usage examples:

The dissolution of their marriage

noun

The ending of esp. an official organization or a legal arrangement

Usage examples:

The dissolution of the spanish empire

noun

The act or process of ending an official organization or legal agreement

Usage examples:

After the dissolution of communist rule in 1989, things began to open up., the party says it will c…

verb

(with reference to a solid) become or cause to become incorporated into a liquid so as to form a solution.

Usage examples:

Glucose dissolves easily in water

noun

An act or instance of moving gradually from one image or scene in a film to another.

Usage examples:

The alternatives to a cut are fades or dissolves

verb

To be absorbed or to cause a solid to be absorbed by a liquid, or of a liquid to absorb a solid

Usage examples:

[ t ] dissolve two teaspoons of yeast in warm water., [ t ] they decided to dissolve the partnership.

noun

A loss of power, prosperity, or status.

Usage examples:

Many factors led to the downfall of the roman empire

noun

(something that causes) the usually sudden destruction of a person, organization, or government and their loss of power, money, or health

Usage examples:

Rampant corruption brought about the downfall of the government., in the end, it was the continual …

verb

Move from a higher to a lower level, typically rapidly and without control.

Usage examples:

Five inches of snow fell through the night

noun

An act of falling or collapsing.

Usage examples:

His mother had a fall as she alighted from a train

verb

Descend freely under the influence of gravity

verb

Drive out or expel (someone) from a position or place.

Usage examples:

The reformists were ousted from power

verb

Drive out or expel (someone) from a position or place.

Usage examples:

The reformists were ousted from power

idiom

To cause something to stop existing or happening

Usage examples:

Mrs. carroll said she was going to put an end to all the talking and fooling around in our class.

noun

The undermining of the power and authority of an established system or institution.

Usage examples:

The ruthless subversion of democracy

noun

An attempt to change or weaken a government or to remove it from power by working secretly within it

verb

Undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution).

Usage examples:

The case involved an attempt to subvert the rule of law

verb

To try to destroy or damage something, especially an established political system

Usage examples:

The rebel army is attempting to subvert the government., our best intentions are sometimes subverte…

verb

Supersede and replace.

Usage examples:

Domestic production has been supplanted by imports and jobs have been lost

verb

To take the place of (something or someone)

Usage examples:

Travel videos do not supplant guidebooks, but they can be useful when planning a trip.

verb

Supersede and replace.

Usage examples:

Domestic production has been supplanted by imports and jobs have been lost

verb

Present participle of supplant

Usage examples:

Printed books will soon be supplanted by e-books., small children can often feel supplanted in thei…

verb

Overbalance or cause to overbalance and fall.

Usage examples:

She toppled over when i touched her

verb

To lean forward and fall

Usage examples:

[ t ] a large tree was toppled by the wind., [ t ] the government toppled after several large publi…

verb

To remove a person or organization from a position of power

Usage examples:

This was a secret bid to topple the chairman and take his job., their aim was to topple the superma…

verb

Overbalance or cause to overbalance and fall.

Usage examples:

She toppled over when i touched her

verb

Present participle of topple

Usage examples:

The statue of the dictator was toppled (over) by the crowds., the tree toppled and fell., the churc…

verb

To (cause to) lose balance and fall down

Usage examples:

The statue of the dictator was toppled (over) by the crowds., the tree toppled and fell.

verb

Unfasten, untie, or loosen (something).

Usage examples:

The knot was difficult to undo

noun

A feature of a computer program that allows a user to cancel or reverse the last command executed.

Usage examples:

The undo command

verb

Cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect

noun

A person's ruin or downfall.

Usage examples:

He knew of his ex-partner's role in his undoing

verb

Unfasten, untie, or loosen (something).

Usage examples:

The knot was difficult to undo

noun

The cause of a person’s failure or loss of power or wealth

Usage examples:

His failure to delegate authority and his arrogance led to his undoing.

verb

Cause (someone) to fall from a horse or bicycle.

Usage examples:

Rawhide unseated kevin bradley at the first fence

verb

To remove someone from a powerful job, esp. a job to which a person is elected

Usage examples:

She has a good chance to unseat the governor.

verb

Cause (someone) to fall from a horse or bicycle.

Usage examples:

Rawhide unseated kevin bradley at the first fence

verb

Present participle of unseat

Usage examples:

The opposition candidate failed by only 39 votes to unseat the cabinet minister.