throw overboard

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throw overboard

verb throws overboard · throwing overboard · threw overboard · thrown overboard

  1. transitive To throw off a boat into the water; to jettison
  2. idiomatic, transitive To reject or expel

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Españolechar por la borda, tirar por la borda

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@misc{throw_overboard_2026,
  title = {throw overboard},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/throw%20overboard},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}