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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.
Overboard definition: over the side of a ship or boat, especially into or in the water. See examples of OVERBOARD used in a sentence.
adverb. us / ˈoʊ.vɚ.bɔːrd / uk / ˈəʊ.və.bɔːd / / ˌəʊ.vəˈbɔːd /. Add to word list. Add to word list. C2. over the side of a boat or ship and into the water: Someone had fallen overboard. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Terms for location & direction used at sea.
3 days ago · overboard in British English. (ˈəʊvəˌbɔːd ) adverb. 1. from on board a vessel into the water. 2. See go overboard. 3. See throw overboard.
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.
to get rid of somebody/something that you think is not useful. He threw all his old friends overboard once he was promoted. Definition of overboard adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
