overboard

American  

[oh-ver-bawrd, -bohrd] / ˈoʊ vərˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /

adverb

1. over the side of a ship or boat, especially into or in the water.

   to fall overboard.

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idioms

1. go overboard, to go to extremes, especially in regard to approval or disapproval of a person or thing.

   I think the critics went overboard in panning that new show.

overboard British  

/ ˈəʊvəˌbɔːd /

adverb

1. from on board a vessel into the water

2. informal

   1. to be extremely enthusiastic

   2. to go to extremes

3. to reject or abandon

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overboard More Idioms  

1. see go overboard.

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Etymology

Origin of overboard

before 1000; Middle English over bord, Old English ofer bord. See over, board

Example Sentences

You think they’d fall overboard and get clean once in a while.”

From Los Angeles Times

For the past three hours, Machado and a small crew had drifted on a skiff in the Gulf of Venezuela after its GPS fell overboard on rough seas and a backup failed.

From The Wall Street Journal

She said theories included it was captured accidentally by a trawler and then thrown overboard, or killed by a whale.

From BBC

Sixteen containers, mostly full of bananas, fell overboard off the Isle of Wight on Saturday, at about 18:00 GMT.

From BBC

In my pursuit of the perfect photo, I tested them all and found that there’s a fine line between enhancing and going overboard.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• disproportionate
• enormous
• exaggerated
• exorbitant
• extra
• extravagant
• extreme
• inordinate
• needless
• redundant
• steep
• superfluous
• unconscionable
• undue
• unreasonable