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单词 overthrown
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overthrownn.adj.

Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈθrəʊn/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈθroʊn/
Forms: see overthrow v.
Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: English overthrown , overthrow v.
Etymology: < overthrown, past participle of overthrow v. Compare earlier underthrown adj.
A. n.
1. With plural agreement. With the. People who have been overthrown as a class.
ΚΠ
c1450 tr. G. Deguileville Pilgrimage Lyfe Manhode (Cambr.) (1869) 56 (MED) Bi the which beth reised the fallen doun and the ouerthrowen [Fr. Les..trebuchiez].
1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost vi. 856 The overthrown he rais'd. View more context for this quotation
1831 J. G. Whittier Legends New Eng. 134 The hoof Of the wild steed is crushing on the breast Of the o'erthrown and vanquished.
1865 W. J. Linton Claribel & Other Poems 188 Weep bitter tears! for thy friends Are the Dead and the Overthrown And the Sacrificed.
1882 W. Whitman Leaves of Grass (new ed.) 358 I see the enslaved, the overthrown, the hurt, the opprest of the whole earth.
2002 New Times (Moscow) (Electronic ed.) Nov. The overthrown were in Tartarus, that is in the NKVD cells.
2. Grammar. A supine form. Obsolete. rare.
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the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > a part of speech > noun > [noun] > nouns derived from verbs
supinec1450
gerundive1483
verbal nouna1504
overthrown?1533
gerund1542
verbal substantive1570
?1533 G. Du Wes Introductorie for to lerne Frenche sig. Gi v The ouerthrowen or supins which ben called reuerses.
B. adj.
1.
a. That is thrown over or overturned; knocked or thrown to the ground; †upset, disordered (obsolete).
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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > causing to come or go down > [adjective] > capsized or upset
overseteOE
overwhelmed1440
subverted1544
overturned1561
overthrown1579
overcast1688
upset1842
capsized1882
upturned1895
the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > breaking or cracking > [adjective] > demolishing > demolished or ruined
razed?1518
flat1560
prostrate1560
overthrown1579
uplaid1582
demolished1609
fight-rac't?1611
collapsed1620
slighted1656
flatted1681
wrecked1818
fallen1821
torn-down1933
1579 T. North tr. Plutarch Liues 47 Some easie medicine, to purge an overthrowen bodye.
a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1593) iii. f. 166 She was streight warned with the obedience of an ouerthrowen minde.
1814 R. Southey in Q. Rev. 12 189 The ruins of overthrown edifices.
1877 E. Peacock Gloss. Words Manley & Corringham, Lincs. 197 Farwelted, overthrown; said of sheep.
1897 H. G. Wells Invisible Man xii. 95 The whole tumultuous rush has passed..save for the still raging unseen, and littered with cocoanuts, overthrown canvas screens, and the scattered stock-in-trade of a sweetstuff stall.
a1962 R. Jeffers Coll. Poetry (1988) 355 Faith took the pitcher and went down, And passing the overthrown table thought it was strange.
b. Defeated, vanquished; removed from power, deposed.
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society > authority > office > removal from office or authority > [adjective]
outedc1500
deposed1552
secluded1604
cast1607
disbanded1611
cashiereda1626
ejected1649
abdicateda1675
displaced1841
overthrown1859
1859 C. Dickens Tale of Two Cities iii. viii. 202 [Mr. Barsad] knew that under the overthrown government he had been a spy.
1903 J. London Call of Wild iii. 82 Pike..took heart at this open mutiny, and sprang upon the overthrown leader.
1958 Times 18 July 8/3 The over-thrown Government did not have diplomatic relations with Communist States.
2002 Lansing State Jrnl. (Mich.) (Nexis) 21 Mar. 6 She has been..the lover of Fidel Castro and of his enemy, the overthrown dictator of Venezuela.
2. Thrown too strongly. Obsolete. rare.
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the world > movement > impelling or driving > projecting through space or throwing > [adjective] > thrown > too strongly
overthrown1642
1642 T. Fuller Holy State i. ii. 29 A rubbe to an overthrown bowl proves an help by hindering it.
3. Chiefly Sport. Thrown too far.
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1979 Washington Post (Nexis) 8 Oct. (Sport section) d1 Mucker leaped for the overthrown ball, deflected it off his helmet, juggled it, and finally caught it.
1993 Dallas Morning News (Nexis) 22 June 1 b He tried to throw a supersonic slider, and the overthrown pitch stayed high and straight into the hitting zone of Frank Thomas.
2001 Calgary (Alberta) Herald (Nexis) 21 Oct. (Sport section) d6 The cornerback intercepted an overthrown pass by Lucas at the eight in the third period.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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