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Overthrowing
Overthrow 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. 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.
Throwing stick
Throw Throw, v. i. To throw back, to revert to an ancestral type or character. ``A large proportion of the steerage passengers throw back to their Darwinian ancestry.' --The Century. Throwing stick Throw"ing stick` (Anthropol.) An instrument used by various savage races for throwing a spear; -- called also throw stick and spear thrower. One end of the stick receives the butt of the spear, as upon a hook or thong, and the other end is grasped with the hand, which also holds the spear, toward the middle, above it with the finger and thumb, the effect being to bring the place of support nearer the center of the spear, and practically lengthen the arm in the act of throwing.

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- projectiles for hunting and in warfare — first through rock-throwing, then refined weapon-throwing (e.g. spear, axe or dart), and into modern day with payload-carrying...
- Throwing sports, or throwing games, are physical, human competitions where the outcome is measured by a player's ability to throw an object. The two primary...
- on to continue her solo career. In March 2003, Throwing Muses came back with their eighth album, Throwing Muses, which also saw the return of Tanya Donelly...
- The hammer throw is one of the four throwing events in regular outdoor track and field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and javelin...
- predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon. The javelin throw was added to the Ancient Olympic...
- The throwing stick or throwing club is a wooden rod with either a pointed tip or a spearhead attached to one end, intended for use as a weapon. A throwing...
- discus throwing is quite difficult to master and needs much experience to perfect; thus most top throwers are 30 years old or more. The discus throw is sometimes...
- **** throwing, also known as ****-shying or throwing at ****s, was a blood sport widely practised in England until the late 18th century. A rooster was...
- from touch, any one of the same side who at such moment of kicking or throwing is nearer to the opponents' goal-line, is out of play "International Football...
- Album 'Throwing Copper'". Universal Music Enterprises. July 19, 2019. Archived from the original on July 11, 2023. Retrieved June 1, 2020. Throwing Copper...