What does Overboard mean?
Definitions for Overboard
ˈoʊ vərˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrdover·board
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Princeton's WordNet
overboardadverb
to extremes
"he went overboard to please his in-laws"
overboardadverb
from on board a vessel into the water
"they dropped their garbage overboard"
Wiktionary
overboardadverb
over the edge; especially, off or outside of a boat
It was their practice to throw the scraps overboard.
overboardadjective
excessive; too much
They really went overboard with the party preparations.
ChatGPT
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.
Wikidata
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 Dictionary
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 Terms
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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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Overboard in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Overboard in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of Overboard in a Sentence
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.
The Chinese tried to to use saber rattling and use the rhetorical war in order to deter Pelosi's trip, and they went overboard with their threats, now Pelosi decided to have the trip and that leaves the Chinese hanging, because they can't really deliver.
We had very little food, and we agreed that we would leave it for the women and children, then they started hitting us. They took the food. They pushed many of us overboard. They beat us and attacked us with knives. I was hit with a wooden plank on the head and on my legs.
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.
Approximately 80 % of our air pollution stems from hydrocarbons released by vegetation, so let's not go overboard in setting and enforcing tough emission standards from man-made sources.
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