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To throw from its center.

To throw out of a chariot. Pope.

he earth beneath, or the part of, especially for the purpose of causing to fall or be overthrown; to form a mine under; to sap; as, to undermine a wall. A vast rock undermined from one end to the other, and a highway running through it. Addison.

To injure by working secretly; to destroy or overthrow by clandestine measure; to undermine. But thou from loving England art so far, That thou hast underwrought his lawful king. Shak.

d; -- used esp. in economics, of the condition of various social classes when temporarily thrown out of employment, as those engaged for short periods, those whose trade is decaying, and those least competent.

To strip of gear; to unharness; to throw out of gear.

To throw from a horse; to cause to dismount; also, to take a horse or horses from; as, to unhorse a rider; to unhorse a carriage. Cowper.

man would say "singular," and by themselves alone. Holland. In the cup an union shall he throw, Richer than that which four successive kings In Denmark's crown have worn. Shak.

inged; abolition of monarchy. [Obs.] Unkingship was proclaimed, and his majesty's statues thrown down. Evelyn.

ul; unfortunate; ill-fated; unhappy; as, an unlucky man; an unlucky adventure; an unlucky throw of dice; an unlucky game.

To undo or overthrow by preaching. [R.] De Foe.

To separate the connected or united parts of; to throw into disorder; to confuse. "Art shall be conjured for it, and nature all unraveled." Dryden.

To throw from the saddle; to unhorse.

To throw from one's seat; to deprive of a seat. Cowper.

To open, or throw open. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Not stable; not firm, fixed, or constant; subject to change or overthrow. -- Un*sta"ble*ness, n. Chaucer. Unstable equilibrium. See Stable equilibrium, under Stable.

Cast up; thrown upward; as, with upcast eyes. Addison.

Flung or thrown up.

To throw into uproar or confusion. [Obs.] "Uproar the universal peace." Shak.

To send, cast, or throw up. As when some island situate afar . . . Upsends a smoke to heaven. Cowper.