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What is the noun for overthrows?

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overthrow
  1. (sports) A throw that goes too far.
  2. (cricket) A run scored by the batting side when a fielder throws the ball back to the infield, whence it continues to the opposite outfield.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. ruin, collapse, destruction, downfall, fall, defeat, demise, end, undoing, toppling, breakdown, annihilation, dissolution, subversion, disestablishment, rout, subjugation, ending, break-up, failure, decline, death, ruination, descent, comedown, flameout, degeneration, disgrace, bane, nemesis, disintegration, labefaction, doom, deterioration, unseating, degradation, Waterloo, debasement, vanquishing, down, loss of power, abasement, foundering, termination, decay, extinction, retrogression, fragmenting, dégringolade, breaking up … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “The book documents the history of the Kingdom of Siam and of the revolutions that led to its overthrow.”
      “Zeno was apprehended for plotting the overthrow of the tyrant Nearkos.”
      “The overthrow of the champion was complete. She played below her standard, was pitted against almost unbeatable golf, and succeeded in capturing only one hole of the twelve that were played.”
overthrow
  1. A removal, especially of a ruler or government, by force or threat of force.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. ruin, collapse, destruction, downfall, fall, defeat, demise, end, undoing, toppling, breakdown, annihilation, dissolution, subversion, disestablishment, rout, subjugation, ending, break-up, failure, decline, death, ruination, descent, comedown, flameout, degeneration, disgrace, bane, nemesis, disintegration, labefaction, doom, deterioration, unseating, degradation, Waterloo, debasement, vanquishing, down, loss of power, abasement, foundering, termination, decay, extinction, retrogression, fragmenting, dégringolade, breaking up … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The book documents the history of the Kingdom of Siam and of the revolutions that led to its overthrow.”
      “Zeno was apprehended for plotting the overthrow of the tyrant Nearkos.”
      “The overthrow of the champion was complete. She played below her standard, was pitted against almost unbeatable golf, and succeeded in capturing only one hole of the twelve that were played.”
overthrowal
  1. The act of overthrowing something or someone.
overthrower
  1. One who overthrows.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. revolutionist, revolutionary, rebel, insurgent, mutineer, agitator, insurrectionist, insurrectionary, dissenter, renegade, revolter, heretic, guerrilla, nonconformist, malcontent, red, anarchist, rioter, traitor, demagogue, frondeur, nihilist, separatist, seditionist, schismatic, individualist, subverter, turncoat, secessionist, antagonist, deserter, opponent, recreant, innovator, apostate, disectarian, independent, iconoclast, experientialist, experimenter, resistance, subversive, terrorist, objector, campaigner, protester, Zapatista, Montonero, resistance fighter, freedom fighter … more
overthrowers
  1. plural of overthrower
  2. Synonyms:
      3. revolutionists, revolutionaries, rebels, insurgents, mutineers, agitators, insurrectionists, dissenters, renegades, revolters, heretics, guerrillas, nonconformists, malcontents, red, anarchists, rioters, traitors, demagogues, frondeurs, nihilists, separatists, seditionists, schismatics, individualists, subverters, turncoats, secessionists, antagonists, deserters, opponents, recreants, innovators, apostates, iconoclasts, experientialists, experimenters, resistance, terrorists, freedom fighters, campaigners, subversives, objectors, Zapatistas, protesters, radicals, dissidents, demonstrators, firebrands, troublemakers … more
overthrowals
  1. plural of overthrowal
overthrows
  1. plural of overthrow
  2. Synonyms:
      3. ruin, collapses, destruction, downfalls, falls, defeats, demises, ends, undoings, topplings, breakdowns, annihilation, dissolution, subversion, disestablishment, routs, subjugation, endings, break-ups, decline, failure, death, ruinations, degeneration, comedowns, flameouts, descent, nemeses, doom, degradation, Waterloos, debasement, labefaction, disgrace, banes, deterioration, crashes, down, disintegration, termination, abasements, decay, retrogressions, extinction, founderings, degeneracies, depositions, comeuppances, decadence, eclipses … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Numerous overthrows, wides and no balls showed the drawbacks inherent in blind cricket.”
      “That, in turn, blocks his vision downfield, which leads to overthrows and underthrows.”
      “In attempting to get off the mark, was within a whisker of being run out, Kevin's throw careering for overthrows instead.”
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