overboard

over·board

adv \ˈō-vər-ˌbȯrd\

Definition of OVERBOARD

1

: over the side of a ship or boat into the water

2

: to extremes of enthusiasm

3

: into discard : aside

Examples of OVERBOARD

1. He threw the fish overboard.
2. The boy fell overboard and almost drowned.
3. One of the sailors fell into the water, and someone shouted “Man overboard!”.

First Known Use of OVERBOARD

before 12th century

Rhymes with OVERBOARD

aboveboard, beaverboard, bottle gourd, centerboard, checkerboard, circuit board, clavichord, College Board, cutting board, daggerboard, disaccord, diving board, drawing board, emery board, fiberboard, fingerboard, free on board, gold record, harpsichord, leaderboard, mortarboard, motherboard, of record, overlord, paddleboard, paperboard, pinafored, plasterboard, pompadoured, room and board, running board, sandwich board, shoulder board, shuffleboard, silver cord, smorgasbord, sounding board, spinal cord, storyboard, sweep the board, tape-record, teeterboard, tetrachord, untoward, weatherboard