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   o·ver·board

   /ˈōvərˌbôrd/

   adverb

   • 1. from a ship into the water: "the severe storm washed a man overboard"

   Scrabble Points: 15

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › overboardOverboard Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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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 !”.

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   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.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishOVERBOARD | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   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. abaft. adrift. afloat. aft. aground. amidships. ashore. astern. cast someone adrift idiom. deck. fore. inshore. keep afloat. longshore. offshore. onshore. out. shore. Idioms.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishOVERBOARD definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   3 meanings: 1. from on board a vessel into the water 2. → See go overboard 3. → See throw overboard.... Click for more definitions.

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   Overboard definition: over the side of a ship or boat, especially into or in the water. See examples of OVERBOARD used in a sentence.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › overboardOverboard - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   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.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryOVERBOARD | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   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.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishoverboard adverb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Jun 28, 2017 · Definition of overboard adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

10. www.britannica.com › dictionary › overboardOverboard Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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    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.

11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › overboardoverboard | meaning of overboard in Longman Dictionary of...

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    overboard meaning, definition, what is overboard: over the side of a ship or boat into the...: Learn more.