Definition of overboard Overboard

/owˈvɚbɔˌɹd/ - [owverbord] - o•ver•board

We found 7 definitions of overboard from 5 different sources.

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What does overboard mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adverb

overboard - from on board a vessel into the water; "they dropped their garbage overboard"
overboard - to extremes; "he went overboard to please his in-laws"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • overboard (Adverb)
    Over the edge; especially, off or outside of a boat.
  • overboard (Adjective)
    Excessive; too much.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • overboard (adv.)
    Over the side of a ship; hence, from on board of a ship, into the water; as, to fall overboard.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 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

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book

  • 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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