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overturn, dethrone, thrash, worst, best: The new leader was
overthrown by the partisans in two weeks. Cotswold Rangers
overthrew Kent United in last night's match at Hurley.
--n. 2 defeat, rout, conquest, deposing, ousting, unseating,
toppling, overturn, overturning, downfall, end, ruin, fall,
collapse, destruction, suppression, quashing, crushing,
subjugation, US ouster: The overthrow of the military regime
was followed by weeks of rioting and looting.
overtone n. undertone, connotation, hint, suggestion, innuendo,
insinuation, intimation, indication, implication: Do I detect
overtones of regret now that you are finally leaving?
overture n. Often, overtures. approach, advance, offer, proposal,
proposition, tender: While they were winning, they rejected all
peace overtures.
overturn v. 1 turn over, knock down or over, tip over, capsize, up-end,
upset, turn turtle, turn upside down, turn topsy-turvy, invert:
The tanks overturned when they tried to drive past the huge
concrete barriers. On his first day as a waiter, he overturned
the soup in a guest's lap. 2 bring down, overthrow, throw over,
upset, depose, unthrone, unseat, oust, eject: The dictatorship
was overturned and the country returned to being a democratic
republic.
--n. 3 overturning, overthrow, unseating, ousting, toppling,
fall, destruction, ruin, defeat, US ouster: Could the overturn
of the present regime be effected without force of arms?
overwhelm v. 1 overpower, overcome, overtax, devastate, stagger, crush,
defeat, destroy, subdue, suppress, quash, quell, conquer, beat,
bring down, prostrate, weigh down, oppress: Overwhelmed by
grief, she dissolved into tears. 2 inundate, overcome, engulf,
submerge, flood (over); deluge, swamp, bury, immerse: A feeling
of terror suddenly overwhelmed me as I watched my safety rope
fray and break. In only a few hours the rising waters had
completely overwhelmed the house. 3 overcome, stagger, astound,
astonish, dumbfound or dumfound, shock, stun, bewilder, confuse,
confound, nonplus, surprise, take aback, Colloq bowl over, knock
off one's feet or pins, blow one's mind, discombobulate, Brit
knock for six: We were overwhelmed by the friendly reception