Overboard

verb

/ˈəʊvə(ɹ)ˌbɔː(ɹ)d/

Word Frequency: 1.6

Definitions

1.verbTo throw over the edge of a boat into the water.

2.adjectiveOutside of a boat, in the water

3.adverbOver the edge; especially, off or outside of a boat.

"It was their practice to throw the scraps overboard."

4.adverbExcessively; too much.

"They really went overboard with the party preparations."

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