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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 overthrown
 (vbl.)overthrow的過去分詞

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 O·ver·throw v. t. [imp. Overthrew p. p. Overthrown p. pr. & vb. n. Overthrowing.]
 1. To throw over; to overturn; to upset; to turn upside down.
    His wife overthrew the table.   --Jer. Taylor.
 2. To cause to fall or to fail; to subvert; to defeat; to make a ruin of; to destroy; as, to overthrow a government.
    When the walls of Thebes he overthrew.   --Dryden.
    [Gloucester] that seeks to overthrow religion.   --Shak.
 Syn: -- To demolish; overturn; prostrate; destroy; ruin; subvert; overcome; conquer; defeat; discomfit; vanquish; beat; rout.

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 overthrow
      n 1: the termination of a ruler or institution (especially by
           force)
      2: the act of disturbing the mind or body; "his carelessness
         could have caused an ecological upset"; "she was
         unprepared for this sudden overthrow of their normal way
         of living" [syn: upset, derangement]
      v 1: cause the downfall of; of rulers; "The Czar was overthrown";
           "subvert the ruling class" [syn: subvert, overturn,
           bring down]
      2: rule against; "The Republicans were overruled when the House
         voted on the bill" [syn: overrule, overturn, override,
          reverse]
      [also: overthrown, overthrew]

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 overthrown
      See overthrow