- (n.) The act of throwing a ball too high, as over a player's head.
- (v.t.) To throw over; to overturn; to upset; to turn upside down.
- (n.) A faulty return of the ball by a fielder, so that the striker makes an additional run.
- (v.t.) To cause to fall or to fail; to subvert; to defeat; to make a ruin of; to destroy.
- (n.) The act of overthrowing; the state of being overthrow; ruin.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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