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overboard

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

over the side of a ship or boat, especially into or in the water: to fall overboard.

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overrate, overplay, exaggerate, overstate, overreach, overvalue, overestimate, overuse, magnify, stretch, hype, overwork, overload, belabor, pressure, fatigue, puff, overburden, overindulge, amplify

Nearby words

  1. overbid,
  2. overbite,
  3. overblouse,
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Idioms

    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.

Origin of overboard

before 1000; Middle English over bord, Old English ofer bord. See over, board
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British Dictionary definitions for go overboard

overboard

/ (ˈəʊvəˌbɔːd) /

adverb

from on board a vessel into the water
go overboard informal
  1. to be extremely enthusiastic
  2. to go to extremes
throw overboard to reject or abandon
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Word Origin and History for go overboard

overboard

adv.

"over the side of a ship," Old English ofor bord, from over + bord "side of a ship" (see board (n.2)). Figurative sense of "excessively, beyond one's means" (especially in phrase go overboard) first attested 1931 in Damon Runyon.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Idioms and Phrases with go overboard

go overboard

Show excessive enthusiasm, act in an excessive way. For example, It's easy to go overboard with a new stock offering, or She really went overboard, hiring the most expensive caterer. [Mid-1900s]

overboard

see go overboard.

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