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adverb
- 1. from a ship into the water: "the severe storm washed a man overboard"
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overboard | American Dictionary. adverb [ not gradable ] us / ˈoʊ·vərˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd / Add to word list. over the side of a boat or ship and into the water: Someone fell overboard. (Definition of overboard from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
1. : over the side of a ship or boat into the water. 2. : to extremes of enthusiasm. 3. : into discard : aside. Examples of overboard in a Sentence. He threw the fish overboard. The boy fell overboard and almost drowned. One of the sailors fell into the water, and someone shouted “Man overboard!”.
GO OVERBOARD definition: 1. to do something too much, or to be too excited or eager about something: 2. to do something too…. Learn more.
Overboard definition: over the side of a ship or boat, especially into or in the water. See examples of OVERBOARD used in a sentence.
3 meanings: 1. from on board a vessel into the water 2. → See go overboard 3. → See throw overboard.... Click for more definitions.
OVERBOARD meaning: 1. over the side of a boat or ship and into the water: 2. over the side of a boat or ship and into…. Learn more.
The adverb overboard most often comes up when someone falls in the water. When it's used literally, it very specifically refers to the movement of a person or an object from a boat into the ocean or other body of water.
(informal) to be too excited or enthusiastic about something or about doing something. Don't go overboard on fitness. throw somebody/something overboard. to get rid of somebody/something that you think is not useful. He threw all his old friends overboard once he was promoted. See overboard in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary.
OVERBOARD meaning: 1 : over the side of a ship into the water sometimes used figuratively; 2 : to do something in a way that is excessive or extreme to do too much of something.
(ˈəʊvəˌbɔːd) adv. 1. (Nautical Terms) from on board a vessel into the water. 2. go overboard informal. a. to be extremely enthusiastic. b. to go to extremes. 3. throw overboard to reject or abandon.
