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

Lines such as “I love to count, it relaxes me and it gives me an achievable goal” point at a disquieting loneliness without going overboard.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

Related Words

• disproportionate
• enormous
• exaggerated
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• extra
• extravagant
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• inordinate
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• undue
• unreasonable