Definitions for Overboard
ˈoʊ vərˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrdover·board

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. overboardadverb

   to extremes

   "he went overboard to please his in-laws"

2. overboardadverb

   from on board a vessel into the water

   "they dropped their garbage overboard"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. overboardadverb

   over the edge; especially, off or outside of a boat

   It was their practice to throw the scraps overboard.

2. overboardadjective

   excessive; too much

   They really went overboard with the party preparations.

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1. overboard

   Overboard refers to the act of falling or being thrown off a ship or boat into the water. It also can mean going to excessive, overly extreme, or dramatic lengths in action or behavior.

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1. Overboard

   Overboard is a 1987 American romantic comedy film starring Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell. It was directed by Garry Marshall, produced by Roddy McDowall, and loosely inspired by the 1974 Italian film Swept Away. In turn, Overboard was adapted into the 2006 South Korean television series, Couple or Trouble.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Overboard

   ō′vėr-bōrd, adv. over the board or side: from on board: out of a ship.—Thrown overboard, deserted, discarded, betrayed.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. overboard

   The state of any person or thing in the sea which had been in a ship.--Thrown overboard also means cast adrift by the captain; withdrawal of countenance and support.

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Anagrams for Overboard »

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Overboard in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Overboard in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Overboard in a Sentence

1. Hillary Clinton:

   Yes, I know it makes great TV. I think the guy went way overboard -- offensive, outrageous, pick your adjective, but what Marco Rubio said has as much of an impact in terms of where the Republican Party is today as anybody on that stage, and it is deeply troubling. And it should be to the press, not just to those of us who have been doing this work for so long.

2. Wilbur Ross:

   Our immediate concern is whether the AQR and the stress test are sensible and do not go overboard with negativity because of the recent tumult, as long as the treatment of the institutions is fair and not based on wild assumptions, then in principle many of us would be prepared to participate in a rights offering.

3. Justin Antonipillai:

   You can already see that the congressional Republicans are laying the foundation to say that the congressional committee has no authority to issue the subpoenas, and then they will argue that it's overboard and that the amount of data that's being collected is unnecessary.

4. Donald Trump:

   People like Trump because he just shoots straight from the hip. Sometimes he goes a little overboard, but I think it's refreshing, i think people are sick to death of the same old, same old.

5. Coast Guard:

   The man had reportedly been untangling fishing nets from the vessel's propeller when he fell overboard and was bitten by a shark of an unknown size and species.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Overboard
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Overboard
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Overboard
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Overboard
6. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=Overboard
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Overboard