overboard
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overboard
- /ˈəʊvə(ɹ)ˌbɔː(ɹ)d/
Where it comes from
From Middle English overbord, overborde, equivalent to over- + board.
adjective
- Outside of a boat; in the water.
adverb
- Over the edge; especially, off or outside of a boat. It was their practice to throw the scraps overboard.
- Excessively; too much. They really went overboard with the party preparations.
verb overboards · overboarding · overboarded
- To throw over the edge of a boat into the water. ‘Call home that runt Edmund Bonner. He has trotted after me from Spain into France and I swear the next time we take ship I will overboard him.’
- To cover (a ceiling) with plasterboard to create a new surface.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: sea, too, inordinate, immoderate, exorbitant, extravagant, extreme, excessive, lavish, over-the-top, unrestrained, unbridled, intemperate, unreasonable, undue, outrageous
Translations
Every language
adv over the edge, off a boat
| Português | borda a fora, exceder |
|---|---|
| Français | par-dessus bord |
| Deutsch | über Bord |
| Русский | за́ борт zá bort, за бо́ртом za bórtom, за борто́м za bortóm |
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