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overboard definition

over·board (ō′vər bôrd′)

adverb

  1. over a ship's side
  2. from a ship into the water

Etymology: ME ouer borde < OE ofor bord: see over & board

overboard Idioms

go overboard

☆
Informal to go to extremes; esp., to be wildly enthusiastic

throw overboard

to discard

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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