单词 | overthrown |
释义 | overthrownn.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. ΘΚΠ 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). ΘΚΠ 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. ΘΚΠ 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. ΘΚΠ 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. ΚΠ 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). < n.adj.c1450 |
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