- overboard adv
- Suicide at sea is definitely going overboard.
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overboard adv
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overboard — adv. 1) to fall overboard 2) (misc.) man overboard! to go overboard over smt. ( to carry smt. to excess ) * * * [ əʊvəbɔːd] to fall overboard to fall overboard (misc.) man overboard! to go overboard over smt. ( to carry smt. to excess ) … Combinatory dictionary
Overboard — O ver*board , adv. Over the side of a ship; hence, from on board of a ship, into the water; as, to fall overboard. [1913 Webster] {To throw overboard}, to discard; to abandon, as a dependent or friend. {To go overboard}, to go to an extreme; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
overboard — [ō′vər bôrd΄] adv. [ME ouer borde < OE ofor bord: see OVER & BOARD] 1. over a ship s side 2. from a ship into the water ☆ go overboard Informal to go to extremes; esp., to be wildly enthusiastic throw overboard to discard … English World dictionary
overboard — adv. from on a ship into the water (fall overboard). Phrases and idioms: go overboard 1 be highly enthusiastic. 2 behave immoderately; go too far. throw overboard abandon, discard … Useful english dictionary
overboard — adv. Overboard is used with these verbs: ↑dump, ↑fall, ↑jump, ↑throw, ↑toss … Collocations dictionary
overboard — adv. over the side of a ship and into the sea … English contemporary dictionary
overboard — [[t]o͟ʊvə(r)bɔː(r)d[/t]] 1) ADV: ADV after v If you fall overboard, you fall over the side of a boat into the water. His sailing instructor fell overboard and drowned during a lesson... He had jumped overboard in New York harbor and swum to shore … English dictionary
overboard — o|ver|board [ˈəuvəbo:d US ˈouvərbo:rd] adv 1.) over the side of a ship or boat into the water ▪ One of the crew fell overboard and drowned. ▪ Man overboard! (=said when someone falls off a boat) 2.) go overboard to do or say something that is too … Dictionary of contemporary English
overboard — /oh veuhr bawrd , bohrd /, adv. 1. over the side of a ship or boat, esp. into or in the water: to fall overboard. 2. go overboard, to go to extremes, esp. in regard to approval or disapproval of a person or thing: I think the critics went… … Universalium
overboard — [ˈəʊvəˌbɔːd] adv off a boat or ship and into the water • go overboard informal to do or say more than is reasonable or necessary, for example because you are excited[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
