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- Dictionaryoverboard/ˈəʊvəbɔːd/
adverb
- 1. from a ship into the water: "the severe storm washed a man overboard"
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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!”.
OVERBOARD definition: 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.
Learn the meaning of overboard as an adverb, and see how it is used in idioms and phrases. Find out the origin, history, and synonyms of overboard.
Learn the meaning and usage of the word overboard, both as a nautical term and an idiom. Find synonyms, antonyms, translations and related words for overboard.
Learn the meaning of overboard as an adverb, and see how it is used in sentences. Find out the difference between overboard and related idioms, such as go overboard and throw overboard.
Learn the meaning of the idiom go overboard, which means to do something too much or to be too enthusiastic about something. See how to use it in sentences and compare it with other expressions.
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. Figuratively, to go overboard means to take something too far — you're going overboard on your diet if you refuse to eat anything that isn't green.
