The meaning of Overthrow

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.

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…

verb

Remove from office suddenly and forcefully.

Usage examples:

He had been deposed by a military coup

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

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.

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

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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

prefix

Variant spelling of ex-1 (as in elect, emit ).

prefix

Denoting something in electronic form, especially the use of electronic data transfer for information exchange and financial transactions via the internet.

Usage examples:

E-cash

noun

The fifth letter of the alphabet.

Usage examples:

In o level about half of those entered obtained d or e grades

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

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.